Abu Qatada wants to spend time with his family before leaving the UK, an immigration tribunal has heard.
Radical cleric Abu Qatada has been refused bail by an immigration tribunal in his latest bid for freedom.
His lawyer Daniel Friedman QC is requesting the release of the radical cleric, who has been in Belmarsh prison since March when his bail was revoked.
His lawyer argued he should be released from prison, where he has been since March, so he could spend more time with his family before leaving the UK.
He said his client had been "deprived of his liberty more than any other non-convicted person in British history".
Abu Qatada would return to Jordan voluntarily if a fair trial treaty was ratified, his lawyer added.
Previously his lawyers said Abu Qatada would return to Jordan voluntarily if a fair trial treaty was ratified.
However, government lawyers said he remained a dangerous man whose whole family had disregarded bail conditions.
If he does, he faces a retrial on terrorism charges.
Speaking at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac), Mr Friedman said of his client: "He is a proud and dignified man who looks at his fate in religious terms.
"He has been taken from his family on several occasions over the years into high-risk security catergory-A units.
"He has been deprived of his liberty more than any other non-convicted person in British history.
"Against this background, he wants to spend time with his family to prepare to leave the country in a manner that safeguards the dignity and security of all involved."
He went on to say: "His notoriety is substantially based on statements he made in the mid to late-1990s."
A ruling on the bail application is expected to be made later on Monday.
'Family frightened'
Abu Qatada is alleged to have breached his bail conditions which stop him from turning on mobile phones.
Mr Friedman said his client accepted six phones belonging to his wife and children may have been on, but he doubted it.
"He didn't use them and didn't want to use them," his lawyer added.
Mr Friedman also told the hearing how Abu Qatada's family had been left frightened by English Defence League (EDL) demonstrations held outside his home.
This could have been why they failed to take care with mobile devices in the home, he said.
The house was also subjected to frequent unannounced searches by police and the UK Border Agency, Mr Friedman added.
In 1999, the cleric was convicted of terrorism offences in his absence and sentenced to life imprisonment in Jordan.
The UK government has been trying unsuccessfully to deport him for nearly eight years.
During that time he has been in and out of jail despite never being charged with an offence in the UK.
Last month, the UK and Jordan signed a mutual assistance treaty which includes guarantees on fair trials, as part of the home secretary's efforts to deport him.
Theresa May hoped it would allay fears that evidence extracted through torture would be used against Abu Qatada in a retrial in Jordan.
