Yunus Rahmatullah: Supreme Court upholds detention – BBC News

“The UK Supreme Court has ruled against a legal charity which argued a Pakistani national in US custody should be handed over to the UK.”

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BBC News, 31st October 2012

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Secretary of State for the Home Department v CC and another – WLR Daily

Secretary of State for the Home Department v CC and another [2012] EWHC 2837 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 283

“Where it was alleged that illegal actions of state agents constituted an abuse of the process of the court, it was not necessary to prove actual knowledge of that illegality for abuse of process to be established. There might be situations where mere recklessness or even negligent conduct could justify a stay on grounds of abuse of process.”

WLR Daily, 19th October 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Terror suspects arrested in Somaliland lose UK appeal – BBC News

“Two men accused of being part of a ‘prolific extremist network’ have lost their appeal against control orders.”

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BBC News, 19th October 2012

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US ‘influenced British government’s decision to introduce secret courts’ – The Guardian

Posted October 17th, 2012 in bills, closed material, disclosure, intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by tracey

“The US government and its intelligence agencies were influential in the UK government decision to introduce a highly controversial new generation of secret courts, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has told MPs and peers.”

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The Guardian, 16th October 2012

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Draft Communications Bill: Powers may uncover ‘wrong targets’ – BBC News

“Plans to monitor all Britons’ online activity risk uncovering ‘incompetent criminals and accidental anarchists’ rather than serious offenders, the information commissioner has warned.”

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BBC News, 16th October 2012

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Parts of evidence against Abu Qatada are ‘a bit thin’, says judge – The Guardian

Posted October 11th, 2012 in appeals, deportation, evidence, extradition, immigration, news, terrorism by sally

“Parts of the evidence against the terrorist suspect Abu Qatada are ‘a bit thin’, according to the judge considering his deportation to face trial in Jordan.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2012

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Abu Qatada extradition fight moves to immigration commission – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2012 in deportation, detention, human rights, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The Palestinian-born cleric Abu Qatada will resist a fresh attempt to deport him at a hearing of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) in central London on Wednesday.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2012

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Abu Hamza to be extradited within days after final appeal fails – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 5th, 2012 in appeals, extradition, news, terrorism by tracey

“Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects will be extradited to the US ‘immediately’ after their last-ditch appeals were dismissed out of hand by senior judges.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2012

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Babar Ahmad and Syed Ahsan private prosecution rejected – BBC News

“A second bid to bring a private prosecution against two suspected terrorists to keep them in the UK has been rejected by a district judge.”

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BBC News, 4th October 2012

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Abu Hamza makes high court bid to avoid extradition – The Guardian

Posted October 2nd, 2012 in appeals, extradition, news, terrorism by sally

“Lawyers for terrorist suspects facing imminent extradition to the US, including the radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza, are due in court to make last-ditch appeals against their removal.”

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The Guardian, 2nd October 2012

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DPP refuses to consent to private prosecution of Babar Ahmad and Syed Ahsan for terrorism offences – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted October 2nd, 2012 in consent, Crown Prosecution Service, news, private prosecutions, terrorism by sally

“Statement from Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions:

‘On 7 September 2012, I received a request from those representing Mr Karl Watkin for my consent for him to bring a private prosecution against Babar Ahmad and Syed Ahsan for a number of offences under the Terrorism Act 2000. I also received copies of the documents upon which Mr Watkin proposes to rely in support of that prosecution.'”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 1st October 2012

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Judge frees killer jailed after Number 10 protest – BBC News

Posted October 1st, 2012 in early release, news, parole, sentencing, terrorism by sally

“The High Court has ordered the release of a man jailed in the run-up to the Olympics, because of terrorism-related convictions dating from the 1970s.”

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BBC News, 28th September 2012

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Transcript of the Lord Chief Justice’s Annual Press Conference 2012 – Judiciary of England and Wales

“The Lord Chief Justice held his annual press conference on Thursday 27th September 2012 at the Royal Courts of Justice.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 27th September 2012

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Top judge reveals fury over extradition delays like Abu Hamza – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 27th, 2012 in appeals, extradition, injunctions, judges, news, terrorism by sally

“The most senior judge in the country has spoken of his ‘fury’ that cases like Abu Hamza are allowed to drag on for years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012

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Abu Hamza launches last-minute high court challenge to extradition – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2012 in appeals, extradition, human rights, imprisonment, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“Abu Hamza al-Masri has launched a last-minute appeal to the high court to block his imminent extradition to the US to stand trial on terrorism charges.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2012

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The extradition that changes the game – The Independent

Posted September 26th, 2012 in extradition, human rights, imprisonment, news, terrorism, trials by sally

“The court ruling that settled Abu Hamza’s fate has raised concerns for the rights of others fighting to be tried in Britain.”

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The Independent, 26th September 2012

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Bye bye Abu Hamza – but why did it take so long? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 25th, 2012 in extradition, human rights, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The European Court of Human Rights has refused the request of Mustafa Kamal Mustafa (Abu Hamza) and four others to refer their extradition appeal to its Grand Chamber for another hearing. This means that their case, which was decided in the Government’s favour in April (see our post) is now final. There are therefore no remaining barriers to their extradition to the United States to face terrorism charges.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 25th September 2012

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Abu Hamza loses fight against extradition to the US – The Guardian

Posted September 25th, 2012 in extradition, human rights, news, terrorism by sally

“The European court of human rights has cleared the way for the extradition to the United States of five terrorism suspects, including Abu Hamza al-Masri and Babar Ahmad, after legal battles dating back to 2004.”

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The Guardian, 24th September 2012

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London bomb plotters launch appeal over ‘flawed’ forensic evidence – The Guardian

Posted September 20th, 2012 in abuse of process, appeals, evidence, forensic science, news, terrorism by sally

“Four of the terrorists convicted for the 21 July 2005 bomb plot will launch an attempt to have their sentences quashed following claims by a former senior government scientist that key forensic evidence used to jail the attackers was flawed.”

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The Guardian, 19th September 2012

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Man jailed over extremist documents – The Independent

Posted September 18th, 2012 in documents, news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

“A Muslim man with extremist literature on his computer was jailed for a year today.”

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The Independent, 18th September 2012

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