Muslim cleric arrested
May 27th 2004, 3:26 pm
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Muslim cleric arrested
Abu Hamza al-Masri has finally been arrested in London, about bleeding time I say.
May 27th 2004, 3:33 pm
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Apparently the US requires his extradition from the UK for terrorist related offences. However, he seems to have a top notch legal team who are always one step ahead so who knows if he will ever leave the UK!
May 27th 2004, 3:34 pm
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If he is sentenced to death in the US, he will probably appear a martyr to the rest of the terrorist network.
May 27th 2004, 4:06 pm
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The uk authorities have almost certainly made some sort of deal with the uS that this 'cleric' will not have to face the death penalty if extradited.
you can just imagine the outcry by Amnesty international etc if they thought that he would be hanged or electrocuted.
sorry i can't put capital letters in on this keyboard at newark airport lol
it's going to cost the british govt a fortune by the time this guy has exhauste all legal means - but he's making the country a laughing stock and already costing a lot in dss benefits etc
i reckon the govt. mi5 etc have been biding their time to gather evidence
Good bloody riddance. i hope that he is eventually returned to yemen for a trial.
you can just imagine the outcry by Amnesty international etc if they thought that he would be hanged or electrocuted.
sorry i can't put capital letters in on this keyboard at newark airport lol
it's going to cost the british govt a fortune by the time this guy has exhauste all legal means - but he's making the country a laughing stock and already costing a lot in dss benefits etc
i reckon the govt. mi5 etc have been biding their time to gather evidence
Good bloody riddance. i hope that he is eventually returned to yemen for a trial.
May 27th 2004, 4:08 pm
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Just so long as he stops wasting/draining UK resources (legal aid and benefits and whatever he has been claiming) with his endless appeals and making an entire mockery of the UK system.
