Related
Al Qaeda offer UK hostage for Abu Qatada 30/04/2012 08:23 CET
Iraq cities hit by deadly bomb blasts 19/04/2012 10:48 CET
Abu Qatada’s deportation on hold after last ditch… 18/04/2012 20:04 CET
Britain to deport radical Islamic cleric 17/04/2012 17:13 CET
Italian tourist kidnapped in Algeria freed 17/04/2012 22:43 CET
A radical Islamist cleric with alleged al Qaeda links has been released on bail in Britain after being imprisoned without charge for six years.
Abu Qatada was escorted out of the high security jail in central England despite the UK government claiming he was a dangerous extremist and a threat to national security.
According to strict bail conditions Qatada is to be held under a 22-hour curfew and electronically tagged.
He is also banned from meeting other alleged extremists or having any contact with al Qaeda suspects.
Qatada’s release comes after a decision by the European Court of Human Rights which declared his detention without trial unlawful.
The court also blocked his deportation to Jordan where he faces terror charges on account of the risk he may be tried on evidence obtained through torture.
More about: Al-Qaeda, Islamists, Jail, United KingdomCopyright © 2012 euronews
Top Stories
Greek polls soothe euro exit fears
Six new opinion polls all hand Greece’s pro-bailout parties victory in next month’s general election. The results from those voter surveys reassured investors worried about a possible Greek exit if…
Spanish bank bailout plan spooks markets
The Spanish government’s reported plan for rescuing the country’s fourth-largest…
Russia and UK united in criticising Syria
Britain and Russia have joined the international condemnation of the latest massacre in Syria, in…
Latest world news
Spanish bank bailout plan spooks markets- Vatican denies cardinal suspected in leak probe
- DR Congo rebels ‘supported and trained’ by Rwanda
- Greek polls soothe euro exit fears
- Russia and UK united in criticising Syria
- Eurovision: a night of clear winners and sore losers
- Bankia share price plummets
- ‘Vatileaks’ of modern-day Judas shakes Catholic Church
- Arrests in Italian football match-fixing investigation
- French journalist to be freed by Colombia FARC rebels
euronews on facebook
