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13/02/2012
Abu Qatada To Be Released From Jail
Extremist preacher Abu Qatada is set to be released from Long Lartin prison.
Last week the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that the cleric, who has been detained in the high security jail for six years, could be released.
Abu Qatada, 51, faces terror charges in Jordan but the ECHR has blocked his deportation.
Home Secretary Theresa May said he poses a "real threat to the UK's national security".
The cleric faces strict bail conditions, including a 22-hour curfew with permission to leave the property for a maximum of an hour twice a day, he will be electronically tagged, banned from using the internet and telephone, plus any visitors to his home apart from his wife and children must be vetted beforehand by the security services.
(GK)
Last week the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that the cleric, who has been detained in the high security jail for six years, could be released.
Abu Qatada, 51, faces terror charges in Jordan but the ECHR has blocked his deportation.
Home Secretary Theresa May said he poses a "real threat to the UK's national security".
The cleric faces strict bail conditions, including a 22-hour curfew with permission to leave the property for a maximum of an hour twice a day, he will be electronically tagged, banned from using the internet and telephone, plus any visitors to his home apart from his wife and children must be vetted beforehand by the security services.
(GK)
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