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Cleric 'should not be extradited' Abu Hamza fights US extradition
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Controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri should not be extradited to the US to face terror charges, a court has been told.Controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri should not be extradited to the US to face terror charges, a court has been told.
Lawyers for Abu Hamza, 49, stated their case at his extradition hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court. Lawyers for the 49-year-old told a hearing in London that evidence had been gained through torture and should not be used against him.
Abu Hamza, who appeared via video link, is currently serving a seven-year sentence at Belmarsh prison for inciting murder and race hate. Abu Hamza is currently serving seven years in Belmarsh prison, London, for inciting murder and race hate.
US authorities want the cleric to face trial for terror-related charges.US authorities want the cleric to face trial for terror-related charges.
The US government is seeking his extradition and trial on charges of conspiring to take Western hostages in Yemen, funding terrorism, and organising a "terrorist training camp" in Oregon between 1998 and 2000.The US government is seeking his extradition and trial on charges of conspiring to take Western hostages in Yemen, funding terrorism, and organising a "terrorist training camp" in Oregon between 1998 and 2000.
Abu Hamza's legal team claims that prosecutors' evidence was gained through torture and should not be used against him. The hearing is expected to last several days. Abu Hamza appeared via video link and the hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court is expected to last several days.
Abu Hamza, who preached at Finsbury Park Mosque, in north London, was convicted in February 2006 of 11 of 15 charges he faced. Egyptian-born Abu Hamza, who preached at Finsbury Park Mosque, in north London, was convicted in February 2006 of 11 of 15 charges he faced.
He was jailed for seven years for six charges of soliciting murder, 21 months for the three incitement to racial hatred charges, three years for possessing "threatening, abusive or insulting recordings" and three-and-a- half years for having a document useful to terrorists. In addition to being jailed for soliciting murder, he was also found guilty of inciting racial hatred, possessing "threatening, abusive or insulting recordings" and for having a document useful to terrorists.
All the sentences are running concurrently.