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| Abu Qatada expects to be acquitted of terror charges in Jordan, lawyers say | Abu Qatada expects to be acquitted of terror charges in Jordan, lawyers say |
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| Abu Qatada, the radical Islamist cleric, expects to be acquitted of "tainted" terror charges when he voluntarily returns to Jordan, his lawyers have told a court hearing. | Abu Qatada, the radical Islamist cleric, expects to be acquitted of "tainted" terror charges when he voluntarily returns to Jordan, his lawyers have told a court hearing. |
| Danny Friedman, for Abu Qatada, told the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) on Monday that the new treaty between Britain and Jordan ensuring he will not face a trial based on evidence obtained by torture "substantially raises the prospect of acquittal in what we say are tainted charges". | Danny Friedman, for Abu Qatada, told the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) on Monday that the new treaty between Britain and Jordan ensuring he will not face a trial based on evidence obtained by torture "substantially raises the prospect of acquittal in what we say are tainted charges". |
| Abu Qatada faces a re-trial on terror charges on his return to Jordan in connection with two bombing attacks dating back to the late 1990s for which he has been convicted in absentia. | Abu Qatada faces a re-trial on terror charges on his return to Jordan in connection with two bombing attacks dating back to the late 1990s for which he has been convicted in absentia. |
| The radical cleric, who has been described as at the centre of al-Qaida-linked activities in Britain, is challenging a decision to detain him in Belmarsh maximum security prison pending the ratification of the new treaty secured by the home secretary, Theresa May. | |
| The Metropolitan police are investigating the possible prosecution of Abu Qatada for breaches of his bail after police found six illicit mobile phones, USB sticks and 55 recordable CDs and DVDs in his London home in March. | The Metropolitan police are investigating the possible prosecution of Abu Qatada for breaches of his bail after police found six illicit mobile phones, USB sticks and 55 recordable CDs and DVDs in his London home in March. |
| His lawyer told Mr Justice Irwin that he wanted to be bailed under 24-hour house arrest to prepare with his family for their return to Jordan: "He is a proud, and whatever people say, a dignified man who sees his fate in religious terms." | His lawyer told Mr Justice Irwin that he wanted to be bailed under 24-hour house arrest to prepare with his family for their return to Jordan: "He is a proud, and whatever people say, a dignified man who sees his fate in religious terms." |
| His lawyers told Siac that Abu Qatada's five children had been subjected to repeated EDL demonstrations outside the house with people shouting: "Just kill him." | His lawyers told Siac that Abu Qatada's five children had been subjected to repeated EDL demonstrations outside the house with people shouting: "Just kill him." |
| The hearing continues. | The hearing continues. |
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