Lawyers For London Al Qaeda Bomb Plot Gang Cost Taxpayer £5 Million -- Daily MailLawyers defending a terror gang cost the taxpayer £5 million in legal aid, it was revealed today.
Ringleader Dhiren Barot intended to murder thousands by detonating bombs on the Heathrow Express, under the Thames and in US buildings including the New York Stock Exchange.
He admitted conspiracy to murder and was jailed at Woolwich crown court with seven members of his gang in November 2006.
But he and his gang's case cost millions after Barot waited almost two years before he finally entered a guilty plea - knowing he faced an 80-year sentence if he denied his role and was found guilty.
The Court of Appeal later decided to reduce his minimum tariff from 40 to 30 years.
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My Comment: Spending this amount of money is wrong on so many levels. A person who murders someone will not even get a fraction for his defense when compared to these thugs who got millions. Justice and political correctness running amok
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