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Mayor Ken Livingstone has defended the employment of the son of jailed Islamic cleric Abu Hamza on London Underground.Mayor Ken Livingstone has defended the employment of the son of jailed Islamic cleric Abu Hamza on London Underground.
Mohammed Kamel Mostafa, 25, was jailed for three years in Yemen in 1999 for plotting a bombing campaign in Yemen.Mohammed Kamel Mostafa, 25, was jailed for three years in Yemen in 1999 for plotting a bombing campaign in Yemen.
But Mr Livingstone said: "Has he broken any law here in Britain? [No, so] we are happy to have him working for us."But Mr Livingstone said: "Has he broken any law here in Britain? [No, so] we are happy to have him working for us."
However, one Labour MP said his terror conviction should have barred Mustafa from a job and a union boss has called for a review of vetting procedures. However, one Labour MP said his terror conviction should have barred Mostafa from a job and a union boss has called for a review of vetting procedures.
Mostafa has recently been working for Tube Lines, a maintenance contractor for London Underground.Mostafa has recently been working for Tube Lines, a maintenance contractor for London Underground.
The key point here is that terrorism is an international crime Labour MP Andrew DismoreThe key point here is that terrorism is an international crime Labour MP Andrew Dismore
The firm confirmed Mr Mostafa had been employed by one of its contractors as a labourer on the network and he had met the relevant employment requirements. The firm confirmed Mostafa had been employed by one of its contractors as a labourer on the network and he had met the relevant employment requirements.
However, it is understood Mostafa's previous convictions were not brought to light during his recruitment. He has since been dismissed.
The Tube's vetting procedures, are supposed to have been intensified since the 7 July bombings, but Bob Crow, head of the RMT, has called for a review of the Underground's current recruitment procedures.The Tube's vetting procedures, are supposed to have been intensified since the 7 July bombings, but Bob Crow, head of the RMT, has called for a review of the Underground's current recruitment procedures.
Labour MP Andrew Dismore said applicants with terrorism-related convictions anywhere in the world should not be eligible for employment on the Underground.Labour MP Andrew Dismore said applicants with terrorism-related convictions anywhere in the world should not be eligible for employment on the Underground.
"The key point here is that terrorism is an international crime," he said."The key point here is that terrorism is an international crime," he said.
"Bearing in mind what happened on 7/7, he should not have been working on the Underground.""Bearing in mind what happened on 7/7, he should not have been working on the Underground."
Mr Mostafa's father, Abu Hamza, was jailed for seven years in February for incitement to murder and inciting racial hatred. Mostafa's father, Abu Hamza, was jailed for seven years in February for incitement to murder and inciting racial hatred.