DAILY EXPRESS: JAILED Muslim fanatic Abu Hamza was facing bankruptcy last night after losing a battle to pass a £1million legal bill to the taxpayer.
The Legal Services Commission, given powers by the High Court to recover assets to the value of his bill, said it would first seize his £250,000 home.
Hamza, 48, was granted legal aid, to defend himself against charges of race hate and incitement to murder, at the Old Bailey last year. He was convicted of six counts and jailed for seven years.
But in January a judge ruled that the hook-handed preacher must meet the costs of defending himself after it emerged that he provided “false information” to the court – and that far from being penniless, he owned valuable property in London.
Yesterday the Legal Services Commission got the green light to recover assets from the firebrand cleric to the value of his £1,088,944.97 legal bill. Hamza Ordered to Pay Back £1m Legal Aid (more)
Mark Alexander
