Abu Qatada’s acquittal is a sign of difficult times in Jordan
Radical cleric Abu Qatada is acquitted of charges of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism – but the verdict has not been seen as a surprise in Jordan.
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Abu Qatada, the radical Islamic preacher deported from Britain after an eight-year legal battle, is released from prison after being found not guilty of terrorism offences.
Radical cleric Abu Qatada is acquitted of charges of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism – but the verdict has not been seen as a surprise in Jordan.
Jordan’s state security court acquits radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada of charges of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism.
Two inmates of North Yorkshire’s high-security Full Sutton prison are found guilty of threatening to kill a prison officer to demand the freedom of cleric Abu Qatada.
Prime Minister David Cameron welcomes the deportation of Abu Qatada to Jordan, saying his removal from the UK “was a priority for this government.”
I hear that the Home Office is planning to fly Abu Qatada out of Northolt Airport in West London at 2am on Sunday morning to Jordan on a military plane.
Radical cleric Abu Qatada promises to leave Britain when a new treaty offering guarantees that evidence obtained through torture will not be used against him becomes law, says his lawyer.
Home Secretary Theresa May tells MPs Britain and Jordan have agreed a new treaty that should convince the courts that Islamist preacher Abu Qatada can be deported.
Abu Qatada is arrested for breaching his bail terms days before the latest government effort to have the radical Muslim preacher extradited.
Terror suspect Abu Qatada is released from prison after winning the latest round in his battle against deportation.
From Muslim teacher to “Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe”, Abu Qatada has been presented in many ways – but is he a danger?
Abu Qatada, the radical Islamic cleric once described by a judge as Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe, is granted bail and is likely to be released tomorrow.
The government says it will resist a bail application from lawyers representing Abu Qatada, the radical Muslim cleric ministers want to deport to Jordan.
The radical cleric, Abu Qatada, is denied bail by an immigration judge as Home Secretary Theresa May announces his deportation will take place following “assurances” from Jordan.
As France swiftly expels two radical Islamists, Channel 4 News looks at why the British government is finding it so difficult to remove radical cleric Abu Qatada.