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Abu Hamza fights US extradition
2007-07-12
Controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri should not be extradited from the UK to face terror charges in the US, a court has been told. Lawyers for Abu Hamza, 49, from west London, told a hearing in London that US evidence had been gained through torture and should not be used. Prosecutor Hugo Keith denied the claim, saying it would use phone records and the cleric's own admission at a trial.

Abu Hamza is serving seven years for inciting murder and race hate. The US government is seeking his extradition and trial on charges of conspiring to take Western hostages in Yemen, funding terrorism, and organising a "terrorist training camp" in Oregon between 1998 and 2000. The 11 charges carry a potential jail sentence of 100 years.

Preliminary extradition proceedings took place in May and the full hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court is expected to last several days. Abu Hamza appeared via video link from London's Belmarsh prison, where he is serving his sentence.

At an earlier hearing, Mr Keith said that a group of Westerners including 12 Britons, two Americans and two Australians were abducted in Yemen in 1998, partly in order to gain the release of Abu Hamza's stepson Mohsen Ghailan and five others. The hearing was told that Abu Hamza gave advice to the hostage-takers and provided them with a satellite phone.

Four of the captives - Britons Margaret Whitehouse, 52, a teacher from Hampshire, Ruth Williamson, 34, an NHS employee from Edinburgh, university lecturer Peter Rowe, 60, from Durham, and Australian Andrew Thirsk - were killed after Yemeni authorities tried to rescue them.
Posted by:ryuge

#8  I remember this muzzie idiot from my time in London. He was a favorite of Jon Snow on Channel 4. It was like love a first sight. I would love to see him extradited here so we can nail him to a water board and put his ass on Nancy Grace, Greta and Court TV. But it won't change one Dhimmicartic view of the world unfortunately.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2007-07-12 10:24  

#7  Hey, I can dream, can't I?
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-12 09:52  

#6  Nah, he's headed for Florence, the place where mushrooms grow on you and no one can hear you scream.
We should send him some of the articles on it.
Posted by: tu3031   2007-07-12 09:35  

#5  The 11 charges carry a potential jail sentence of 100 years.

Even with a 100 year sentence, I'm convinced that—once they got their hooks into him—our general population inside would make his stay a lot shorter.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-12 08:26  

#4  Hookman obviously saw "Sicko" and is afraid he'll lose his swell NHS benefits and end up covered by Inhumana HMO.
Posted by: doc   2007-07-12 08:06  

#3  As a Londoner I disagree strongly. Religion of peace my arse. You lot fuck pigs.
Posted by: Howard UK   2007-07-12 05:05  

#2  and you are Goat Smegma pakhton.
Posted by: RD   2007-07-12 04:46  

#1  This all is a drama Hamza is preaching Islam in europe, As Islam is the religion of peace and love,Terrorists are Israelies,UK is under the influence of them.
Posted by: pakhton   2007-07-12 03:47  

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