Radical cleric Abu Qatada will stay in Britian for months despite a House of Lords ruling that he should be deported to Jordan where he faces terror charges.
THE TELEGRAPH: The Law Lords said Qatada, dubbed "Osama Bin Laden's right hand man in Europe", could be sent back to Jordan where he faces terror charges after overturning a Court of Appeal decision.
But the extremist could still remain in the country for many months if he takes his case to the European Court of Human Rights.
The judgment is a victory for the Home Office in its long-running campaign to remove Qatada from Britain, which has cost the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds already.
The Law Lords also ruled in favour of the Government over its attempts to deport two other men to Algeria.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said a deportation order will be served on Qatada immediately.
However any attempts to remove him would be put on hold if the case goes to Europe. >>> By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor | Wednesday, February 18, 2009
THE INDEPENDENT: Abu Qatada Awarded £2,500 for Detention
Radical preacher Abu Qatada was awarded £2,500 cash compensation today by European judges who ruled that his detention without trial breached his human rights.
Yesterday Qatada lost the latest round of his UK legal battle to stay in Britain.
But 24 hours later he won a separate case in the European Court of Human Rights that his detention under anti-terror laws introduced by the Government after the 2001 attacks on America violated the Human Rights Convention. >>> By Geoff Meade, Press Association | Thursday, February 19, 2009
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