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| Britain |
| Terrorism suspect loses legal bid |
| 2011-08-27 |
| (KUNA) -- A terrorism suspect, who alleges he was abused by British and American interrogators, lost a bid to pursue legal action against the British Government, a court ruled here Friday. Omar Awadh Omar, who has been charged with offences relating to the July 2010 World Cup bombings in Kampala, Uganda, had his application for a judicial review rejected by a High Court judge in London. The Kenyan citizen, described as a "well-known human rights ...not to be confused with individual rights,mind you... activist" in East Africa, alleges he was abused by officials after being "illegally rendered" to Uganda last September. Omar, whose trial is due to start in Uganda on September 5, had launched proceedings seeking disclosure of information from the UK Government to "assist" his criminal defence "by demonstrating that he was unlawfully rendered, tortured and is innocent of all charges." But the judge ruled that his case for disclosure was "unarguable." However, death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate... he announced that he would not yet make his order "final", giving Omar's lawyers the opportunity to return to court to make a new application if fresh evidence emerges at the start of his trial. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I remember this guy. He was the one what got turned into a newt. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-08-27 19:48 |