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Bakri held as he leaves Beirut TV station, Then Released | ||||||
2005-08-12 | ||||||
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UPDATE: He's Free. EFL: BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon freed the radical Muslim cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed on Friday, hours after Britain declared he would not be allowed to return to its shores. Lebanon's prosecutor general, Judge Said Mirza, told The Associated Press he ordered Bakri's release after it appeared "that he has not committed any crime and there are no criminal records against him." Mirza added Bakri was a free man. It was not immediately clear where Bakri was headed after his release from the General Security building in east Beirut. Lebanese newspapers reported that Syria would like Lebanon to hand over Bakri, but this could not be confirmed with the Syrian authorities on Friday - the Muslim sabbath. Bakri, 45, holds Syrian and Lebanese citizenship. | ||||||
Posted by:Steve White |
#13 Refer to my comment #10... |
Posted by: BigEd 2005-08-12 19:11 |
#12 Pr - Much. But then it backed up before fulfilling its special purpose. The operator needs to talk to that German guy from yesterday. |
Posted by: .com 2005-08-12 17:34 |
#11 .com, Is it bigger than this wheel? ![]() |
Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-12 16:17 |
#10 "At first when they stopped him he kept talking on the phone." Hey everyone - Don't get your hopes up! - It may be they only arrested him for talking on a cell phone while rifding in the car. There are laws like that here in the US, remember? Fine him $100 and let him go... {Snicker} |
Posted by: BigEd 2005-08-12 13:19 |
#9 The Big Wheel turns. |
Posted by: .com 2005-08-12 09:57 |
#8 He lied so often, he fell for it! |
Posted by: Bobby 2005-08-12 09:44 |
#7 Extradited to Syria? And you thought your "pad" was horrible in Lebanon, lol! AR makes a good point...he may have been spoiled by a country that truly practices tolerance and forgot the wild west mayhem that occurs daily in Lebanon/Syria. Good riddance! |
Posted by: BA 2005-08-12 09:34 |
#6 When he was arrested, he looked astonished. Your not in Kansas anymore, Toto. Or should I say, Mr."Fistok"? |
Posted by: tu3031 2005-08-12 08:31 |
#5 Could it be, that after 20+ years of living in a society that was tolerant and moderate, it dulled his sense of self preservation? He probably came to believe his own press. What hubris! I cannot stop giggling! 8-) AR |
Posted by: Analog Roam 2005-08-12 07:39 |
#4 "...and they put him in an official Range Rover ..." Range Rovers of Doom?.. Mike |
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2005-08-12 07:03 |
#3 This is even better. He has been premanately excluded from the UK. The UK Telegraph reports Radical Muslim cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed has been banned from setting foot on British soil again, the Home Office has said. Charles Clarke, home secretary, used existing powers to exclude Bakri from the UK" He could also end up in Syria in prison. The UK Telegraph also reports. It also emerged today that Bakri could be extradited from Lebanon to Syria. A Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman confirmed Bakri was still in custody today despite earlier reports of his release. He also revealed that Syria had lodged an extradition request for Bakri Real smart move asshat. Your "holiday" is going to turn into a vacation from hell. Syria and Leabanon do have an extridation treaty. |
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-08-12 06:32 |
#2 **snicker and snort*** God works in mysterious ways. |
Posted by: 2b 2005-08-12 02:37 |
#1 a nicely placed rifle butt (ironically paid for by Bakri's Euro-begging) and this is all in the past...I can dream, can't I? |
Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-12 00:06 |