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| Jordan court rejects bail for Abu Qatada |
| 2013-07-22 |
| [Iran Press TV] A military court in Jordan has rejected a bail application by Cleric Abu Qatada who faces multiple terror charges, his lawyer says. "The state security court today refused to release Abu Qatada on bail," his lawyer Taysir Diab said on Sunday. On July 7, Abu Qatada, 53, was charged with "conspiracy to carry out terrorist acts" in Jordan. The charges were brought against him just hours after he was deported from Britannia, after a decade-long battle over his extradition. The Paleostinian-born holy man however has pleaded not guilty "Wudn't me." "The court gave no reason for its decision. I will meet with Abu Qatada on Wednesday to look into the issue and decide future steps," Diab added. The holy man is currently staying at the Muwaqqar prison. In May, Qatada accepted to return to Jordan voluntarily after the country's government ratified the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with Britannia, ensuring a fair trial for him. He was sentenced to death in absentia back in 1999 for attempting to carry out terror attacks, including at a US school in the Jordanian capital, Amman. However, if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning... the sentence was commuted to life in prison with hard labor. In 2000, again he was sentenced to 15-year jail term. |
| Posted by:Fred |