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| The first man to be acquitted over breaching a terrorism control order says he is in a "new nightmare" hours after walking free from court. | The first man to be acquitted over breaching a terrorism control order says he is in a "new nightmare" hours after walking free from court. |
| Cerie Bullivant, 25, of Dagenham, Essex, told the BBC he was "truly grateful" to the jury who found him not guilty of breaching the order. | Cerie Bullivant, 25, of Dagenham, Essex, told the BBC he was "truly grateful" to the jury who found him not guilty of breaching the order. |
| However, the home secretary imposed a new order on him after the case ended. | However, the home secretary imposed a new order on him after the case ended. |
| He is under a curfew, must wear an electronic tag and is banned from speaking to certain individuals. | He is under a curfew, must wear an electronic tag and is banned from speaking to certain individuals. |
| The mental health nurse went missing earlier in the year with two other men, also on control orders. | The mental health nurse went missing earlier in the year with two other men, also on control orders. |
| Those men were brothers of a convicted terrorist and they remain on the run. | Those men were brothers of a convicted terrorist and they remain on the run. |
| I'm truly grateful for the integrity and commonsense of the jury Cerie Bullivant | I'm truly grateful for the integrity and commonsense of the jury Cerie Bullivant |
| During his trial for breaching his control order, Mr Bullivant, of Dagenham, Essex, told the court that he was not a terrorist - and that the conditions imposed on him by the Home Secretary were destroying his life. | During his trial for breaching his control order, Mr Bullivant, of Dagenham, Essex, told the court that he was not a terrorist - and that the conditions imposed on him by the Home Secretary were destroying his life. |
| While he admitted that he had absconded for a month before turning himself in, he said he had reasonable excuse to do so. | While he admitted that he had absconded for a month before turning himself in, he said he had reasonable excuse to do so. |
| However, he refused to say where he had been or anything about the whereabouts of the two other men, Lamine and Ibrahim Adam. | However, he refused to say where he had been or anything about the whereabouts of the two other men, Lamine and Ibrahim Adam. |
| The jury acquitted him on all charges. | The jury acquitted him on all charges. |
| But as soon as the nurse was cleared, the Home Secretary issued a new control order. | But as soon as the nurse was cleared, the Home Secretary issued a new control order. |
| At a prelimary High Court hearing into his new restrictions, Mr Justice Collins said there may be "strong arguments" that the new control order's conditions were oppressive and could lead to further breaches. | |
| Speaking to the BBC on Friday, Mr Bullivant said that he wanted to put his life back together - but faced greater uncertainty. | Speaking to the BBC on Friday, Mr Bullivant said that he wanted to put his life back together - but faced greater uncertainty. |
| "I'm truly grateful for the integrity and commonsense of the jury," said Mr Bullivant. | "I'm truly grateful for the integrity and commonsense of the jury," said Mr Bullivant. |
| "But I'm now facing a new nightmare continuing into the future." | "But I'm now facing a new nightmare continuing into the future." |
| Security job ban | Security job ban |
| Under the control order, Mr Bullivant is not allowed to speak to certain inmates at Belmarsh prison. | Under the control order, Mr Bullivant is not allowed to speak to certain inmates at Belmarsh prison. |
| The BBC understands he has also been banned from working for the London Underground or in a security industry post. | The BBC understands he has also been banned from working for the London Underground or in a security industry post. |
| He is also required to gain official approval for any training or educational course. | He is also required to gain official approval for any training or educational course. |
| The full grounds for the control order are secret and based on intelligence submissions made in closed evidence. | The full grounds for the control order are secret and based on intelligence submissions made in closed evidence. |
| Gareth Peirce, solicitor for Mr Bullivant, said her client was trapped in an increasingly "Kafkaesque" world between the decisions of a jury to acquit and the actions of the Home Office. | |
| Mr Bullivant's new control order will be reviewed in the High Court in January alongside his ongoing appeal against the original restrictions. | Mr Bullivant's new control order will be reviewed in the High Court in January alongside his ongoing appeal against the original restrictions. |