Preacher of Hate Wins Token ; Victory for Abu Qatada 'Makes Mockery of Law' [Edition 3]
Evening Standard - London › February 20, 2009
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COMPENSATION awarded to radical Islamic preacher Abu Qatada for a breach of his human rights was this afternoon described as a "mockery".
The European Court of Human Rights has declared that Qatada -- previously described by a judge as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" -- is entitled to a payout as he had been unlawfully detained in London's Belmarsh Prison.See the full content of this document
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Preacher of Hate Wins Token ; Victory for Abu Qatada 'Makes Mockery of Law' [Edition 3]
The decision means the 48-year-old extremist, who yesterday lost a separate legal battle in the Law Lords to halt his deportation to Jordan, is in line to receive Pounds 2,500 from the public purse..
Ten other terror suspects, who were held at Belmarsh with Q...See the full content of this document
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