Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Frustrating Case Of Al Qaeda Front Man Abu Qatada



We CAN Kick Qatada Out! Former Home Office Minister David Mellor Insists UK Could Ignore European Court Ruling And Deport Hate Preacher To Jordan -- Daily Mail

* Just ignore Strasbourg ruling and kick him out, David Mellor tells Home Secretary
* Home Office minister 'flies out to Jordan' in bid to secure deal to deport extremist
* Qatada freed from high-security prison under the cover of darkness as his mother says he should be returned to Jordan
* Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones warns he 'wished death upon others... we must regard him as a threat'
* Hate preacher's best friend says: 'He spoke to Bin Laden many, many times by phone'
* Taxpayer forced to pay £10k per week to protect Qatada from vigilantes

Abu Qatada could be deported to Jordan if the Government chose to reject a European Court ruling, a former Home Office minister said today.

David Mellor said Home Secretary Theresa May should simply ignore the ruling in Strasbourg that prevents Britain throwing out the hate preacher because he could stand trial for terrorism offences involving evidence gathered through torture.

Speaking after Qatada was released from prison, he said: 'The ruling in Strasbourg is a gnat-bite that the British Government is totally free in law to ignore.

'There is clearance up to the level of the Supreme Court here to deport him to Jordan, which is a friendly state with a civilised government.

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More News On The Case Of Abu Qatada

UK and Jordan hold talks on extremist cleric -- CBS/AP
Britain and Jordan hold talks on thwarted bid to extradite extremist cleric from UK -- Washington Post/AP
British minister heads to Jordan for Abu Qatada talks -- CNN
UK minister seeks Qatada deal in Jordan -- AFP
Abu Qatada: British minister visits Jordan for talks -- BBC
Qatada deportation talks continue -- Sydney Morning Herald
Abu Qatada row: UK and Jordan hold talks in Amman -- The Guardian
Abu Qatada release from Long Lartin jail prompts debate -- BBC
Abu Qatada: the preacher at the eye of the storm -- CNN

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