Thursday, May 7, 2009

British Tax Payer Pays £600,000 In Legal Fees For al-Qaeda Suspects

Khalid al-Fawwaz is wanted in connection with the bomb attacks on two US embassies in East Africa in August 1998 Photo: CNN

From The Telegraph:

The British tax payer has met legal aid fees of nearly £600,000 for three al-Qaeda suspects who have fought a ten-year battle to avoid extradition to the US.

Lawyers for Khalid al-Fawwaz, a Saudi citizen who alleged acted as Osama bin Laden's public relations representative in London, received £250,000 in legal fees from the Legal Services Commission according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.

Al-Fawwaz, is wanted in connection with the bomb attacks on two US embassies in East Africa in August 1998.

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My Comment: The Brits are nuts .... nuff said.

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