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| Cleared car bomb accused bailed | Cleared car bomb accused bailed |
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| An NHS doctor cleared of involvement in the London and Glasgow car bomb plot has been granted bail pending his appeal against deportation. | An NHS doctor cleared of involvement in the London and Glasgow car bomb plot has been granted bail pending his appeal against deportation. |
| The Special Immigration Appeals Commission rejected Home Office claims Dr Mohammad Asha, a Jordanian, was a threat to national security. | The Special Immigration Appeals Commission rejected Home Office claims Dr Mohammad Asha, a Jordanian, was a threat to national security. |
| Dr Asha, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, has been in prison since acquittal. He wants to stay in the UK. | |
| He will be required to report to a Birmingham police station once a week. | He will be required to report to a Birmingham police station once a week. |
| I want this to be over before August so I can start my new job, if that is to be the case, with a clean sheet Dr Mohammad Asha Profile: Dr Mohammad Asha | |
| But the commission ruled Dr Asha would not have to adhere to a curfew or be electronically tagged and that he should be free to resume work as a doctor. | But the commission ruled Dr Asha would not have to adhere to a curfew or be electronically tagged and that he should be free to resume work as a doctor. |
| Panel chairman Mr Justice Mitting said: "We express the view that it is not in the public interest that Dr Asha should be prevented by immigration considerations from resuming work in the National Health Service." | Panel chairman Mr Justice Mitting said: "We express the view that it is not in the public interest that Dr Asha should be prevented by immigration considerations from resuming work in the National Health Service." |
| Speaking via a video-link from prison, Dr Asha asked for his deportation appeal to be heard soon. | Speaking via a video-link from prison, Dr Asha asked for his deportation appeal to be heard soon. |
| "May I thank the commission for their kindness and, please, I want this to be over before August so I can start my new job, if that is to be the case, with a clean sheet," he told the hearing. | "May I thank the commission for their kindness and, please, I want this to be over before August so I can start my new job, if that is to be the case, with a clean sheet," he told the hearing. |