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| Terror suspect wins freedom bid | |
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| A Moroccan man accused of being linked to the 11 September US attacks has won his High Court bid for freedom. | A Moroccan man accused of being linked to the 11 September US attacks has won his High Court bid for freedom. |
| Lawyers for Farid Hilali, 36, who has been held in UK jails since 2003, were granted a writ of habeas corpus to obtain his release. | Lawyers for Farid Hilali, 36, who has been held in UK jails since 2003, were granted a writ of habeas corpus to obtain his release. |
| He was awaiting extradition to Spain on charges of conspiracy to murder. | He was awaiting extradition to Spain on charges of conspiracy to murder. |
| Lady Justice Smith and Mr Justice Irwin ruled that his incarceration under a European arrest warrant was arbitrary and unjustified. | Lady Justice Smith and Mr Justice Irwin ruled that his incarceration under a European arrest warrant was arbitrary and unjustified. |
| The charges were based on accusations that he was party to a conspiracy in Spain linked to and supportive of the 9/11 attacks on the US. | |
| Mr Hilali was originally arrested in September 2003 in Kennington, south London, under the Terrorism Act 2000. | Mr Hilali was originally arrested in September 2003 in Kennington, south London, under the Terrorism Act 2000. |
| He was being held in Whitemoor prison in Cambridgeshire. | He was being held in Whitemoor prison in Cambridgeshire. |