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A British judge granted bail Friday to a total of eight foreign terrorism suspects, including Muslim cleric Abu Qatada who has been dubbed Al-Qaeda’s “spiritual head” in Europe.
Judge Duncan Ouseley at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) awarded bail first to six suspects, including Abu Qatada, and then another two people held without charge under anti-terrorism measures expiring Monday.
The men were set to leave custody under strict conditions—including a 12-hour evening curfew, and restrictions on who they can meet and on their access to mobile telephones and the Internet.
Abu Qatada, a Palestinian cleric detained since October 2002, will also be prevented from preaching at mosques or leading prayers as part of the conditions for his release.
Abu Qatada has been described by a British judge as a “truly dangerous individual” and according to reports has been linked by Spanish authorities to those behind the bomb attacks in Madrid a year ago Friday.
He and the other suspects, who were not named, had been held under a tough anti-terrorism law that was ruled unlawful by Britain’s highest court last December.
pakistantimes.net/2005/03/12/top2.htm
Judge Duncan Ouseley at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) awarded bail first to six suspects, including Abu Qatada, and then another two people held without charge under anti-terrorism measures expiring Monday.
The men were set to leave custody under strict conditions—including a 12-hour evening curfew, and restrictions on who they can meet and on their access to mobile telephones and the Internet.
Abu Qatada, a Palestinian cleric detained since October 2002, will also be prevented from preaching at mosques or leading prayers as part of the conditions for his release.
Abu Qatada has been described by a British judge as a “truly dangerous individual” and according to reports has been linked by Spanish authorities to those behind the bomb attacks in Madrid a year ago Friday.
He and the other suspects, who were not named, had been held under a tough anti-terrorism law that was ruled unlawful by Britain’s highest court last December.
pakistantimes.net/2005/03/12/top2.htm