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Britain
Terror suspect who couldn't be deported from Britain - is arrested on U.S. warrant
2010-07-07
The suspected leader of an Al Qaeda plot to blow up British targets who was granted permission to remain in the UK has been arrested.

Pakistani national Abid Naseer, 24, was detained by police today after the U.S. issued a warrant for his arrest.

Naseer was one of 12 men arrested in counter-terrorism raids in north west England last year over the suspected bomb plot. He won the right to stay in Britain in May when a judge ruled his safety could not be guaranteed if he returned to Pakistan.
Not sure if we can assure a flighty Brit judge about Naseer's safety at a super-max, but we can certainly guarantee isolation ...
Naseer was today arrested in north east England by Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism officers. He will appear in court later today after the U.S. authorities requested he is extradited to face trial.

Naseer, formerly of Manchester, is accused of supporting a foreign terrorist organisation and conspiracy to use a destructive device.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's Extradition Unit and the North East Counter Terrorism Unit have this afternoon arrested a man in the north east of England.

'Abid Naseer, 24, has been arrested in the United Kingdom pursuant to a provisional arrest warrant issued on July 7, 2010, at the request of the United States Government. Naseer's extradition is sought by the United States Government for the purposes of standing trial.'

Naseer was arrested in April last year as part of a massive counter-terrorism operation in Liverpool and Manchester. The security services believed the men were planning a 'mass casualty' attack within days of their arrest.

Naseer was accused of being the ringleader and sending coded emails to an 'Al Qaeda operative' in Pakistan that were intercepted.

The raids were brought forward after a blunder by former Met Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick, who accidentally showed secret documents outside Downing Street.

All 12 suspects were released without charge with 11 of the men - all Pakistani nationals - transferred into the custody of the UK Border Agency.
Posted by:tipper

#1  Brit QUEEN LIZ repor would like to see a STRONGER, MORE AGGRESSIVE = PROACTIVE UNO ORG, which in turn infers a stronger, more aggressive or proactive INTERPOL + ICC, ETC.

Also read, DIVERSE.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-07-07 19:15  

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