Abu Qatada To Be Deported From the UK
From SkyNews:
A deportation order has been signed for radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada after a court ruled he could be sent home.
Abu Qatada has been described as Osama Bin Laden's right hand man in Europe
In a victory for the Home Office, law lords today decided that Qatada - who is wanted in Jordan on terror charges - could be deported from the UK.
The Government had appealed against a court decision preventing his deportation on the grounds he may face unfair treatment in Jordan.
The 48-year-old, once dubbed Osama bin Laden's right-hand-man-in Europe, has claimed evidence against him was extracted by torture.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she was "delighted" with the ruling.
"It highlights the threat these individuals pose to our nation's security and vindicates our efforts to remove them," she said.
"My top priority is to protect public safety and ensure national security and I have signed Abu Qatada's deportation order which will be served on him today.
"I am keen to deport this dangerous individual as soon as I can."
Human rights groups condemned the decision, which also favoured the Home Office in its efforts to deport two Algerians.
Amnesty International urged ministers not to take the judgment as a "green light" to deport more people to regimes where they risked unfair trial and torture.
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