THE WAR ON TERROR
2 February 2005
Having detained an Egyptian terrorist suspect for 3 years, Labour released him yesterday into the UK without any explanation. C, as he was known, left prison a completely free man.
Either this individual was a terrorist suspect, or he was not. If not, then why was he detained, and if he was, then why was he let free? Why was he not deported?
C was believed to be a senior activist for the Egyptian Islamic Jihad movement, which is linked to Al Qaeda and is blamed for a series of bombings.
The Special Immigration Appeals Tribunal chairman, Justice Ouseley, ruled as recently as last July that there were ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe that C was linked with the terrorist group and that ‘he would still have the will, commitment and ability to resume his activities in the UK were he to be released’.
Having detained an Egyptian terrorist suspect for 3 years, Labour released him yesterday into the UK without any explanation. C, as he was known, left prison a completely free man.
Either this individual was a terrorist suspect, or he was not. If not, then why was he detained, and if he was, then why was he let free? Why was he not deported?
C was believed to be a senior activist for the Egyptian Islamic Jihad movement, which is linked to Al Qaeda and is blamed for a series of bombings.
The Special Immigration Appeals Tribunal chairman, Justice Ouseley, ruled as recently as last July that there were ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe that C was linked with the terrorist group and that ‘he would still have the will, commitment and ability to resume his activities in the UK were he to be released’.
posted by erc @ 5:14 pm
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