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    Jordan to contest EU extradiction ban on preacher

    AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan says it will contest a European ban prohibiting Britain from extraditing to the kingdom a radical Islamist cleric alleged to have close ties to al-Qaida.

    The official Petra news agency on Friday quoted government spokesman Rakan al-Majali as saying Jordan will challenge the European Court of Human Rights decision that Britain cannot deport the 51-year-old Abu Qatada.

    The court said there was a risk evidence obtained through torture would be used against him in a Jordanian court.

    Majali says Jordan will pledge to offer every guarantee of a fair trial for Abu Qatada, a Jordanian national whose real name is Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman.

    He is wanted in Jordan in connection to two 1998 attacks in the kingdom.

     

    37 comments

    • Greg  •  Denver, Colorado  •  3 mths ago
      2 things here; firstly he is NOT a priest. An imam is a prayer leader. Secondly, Margaret Thatcher would've has his imam a## on a transport to Amman in a heartbeat EU be damned. Where is the British Gov't backbone in this situation??
    • Chloe  •  3 mths ago
      I hope he is treated ad kindly as his victims
    • Ana  •  3 mths ago
      My vote is to send him back to Jordan......I'm sure they will treat him justly as they would anyone else that was accused of the same crime........
    • jimm  •  3 mths ago
      The real question is which Islamic cleric doesn't have connections to Al Qaeda? And violence & intolerance for that matter??
    • Ben  •  3 mths ago
      There is a word for this....hypocrisy.
    • Jim B  •  3 mths ago
      Not a "preacher", such ignorance. AP or Yahoo thinks the masses are stupid with the prevalence of new speak that is so clearly propagandist.
    • vagabond  •  3 mths ago
      Send him to be with Osama!
    • AKHTAL  •  Beirut, Lebanon  •  3 mths ago
      Hey Britain! This guy or his group blasted your undergrounds in July 07, 2010. Now your are playing the philosophical naivety again. Do you enjoy it? In the mean time same thugs are eating up what remained of your country.
      • Ana 3 mths ago
        AKHTAL: the long and short of it is........becareful what you wish for.....you may end up with the fish.......
    • July Rain  •  Bangkok, Thailand  •  3 mths ago
      Could it be possible that the European Court of Human Rights is connected with Al Qaeda?
    • Cracker Barrel  •  3 mths ago
      Torture and Execute this slimeball Jordan. Other Muslims taking out extremest trash, one at a time. Too bad no one in the west will acknowledge that ARABS/MUSLIMS have executed more terrorists/extremists than any other group.
    • Curtis D.  •  3 mths ago
      Brenda M=loony
    • mungo the seveth  •  3 mths ago
      report Brenda for harrassment
    • Red White and So Blue  •  3 mths ago
      Good luck, Jordan. An insult to your justice system, along with the implication that you are not a civilized nation, a slap in your face by Europe's self-appointed court of "justice." Perhaps someone in power in Britain or elsewhere in Europe has a personal reason for not turning over this terrorist to you? Brits did get chummy with Ghadaffi, with the Lockerbie/BP under-the-table business, didn't they. Perhaps they've grown fond of terrorists, or Qatada knows too much about people the Brits and/or EU wish to protect. It's pretty ironic when a Middle Eastern terrorist has to seek refuge in Europe to avoid justice, hypocritical when one thinks of how Britain and other European colonial powers committed some of the cruelest acts against humanity during their greediest moments in history.
    • Onde  •  Brooklyn, New York  •  3 mths ago
      F@#$ing Arabs!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Greensboro, North Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      Here, again, we see the liberal news media re-defining words by calling this Muslim a "preacher". The intent is to portray Islam as a religion, just like Christianity. In fact, Islam is terrorist organization, the opposite of Christianity. Just like Mohamed (a pedophile and sadistic killer) was the opposite of Jesus (the ultimate pacifist).
      • B 3 mths ago
        pretty angry guy you are there
      • Ali 3 mths ago
        Just because you have the right to free speech doesn't mean you have the intellect to use it. Sincerely, how are you so stupid?!
        Your comment has been flagged.
    • Brenda M  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 mths ago
      salaam,
      Senior Bush attack upon Iraq ignored by rulers,,,,Junior Bush attack upon Iraq ignored 1999 video of WAR of TERROR origins ignored,,,,,,,How does Jordan list terrorist entity groups 1948?
    • Man  •  Tyler, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      You all attacking Jordan for its demand! FYI: Jordan is the only Arab country who is with the U S and thje west in the war against terror ... Get that in your heads people.
    • Supream1  •  3 mths ago
      How i love the law.It protects all Believe or not If this cleric was in the US our govrnment would do the same aslong as he has not commited a crime in the US he is safe
    • Jim B  •  3 mths ago
      Why is it- sometimes the writer's name is listed and other times not?
    • Randy  •  Scottsville, Virginia  •  3 mths ago
      He's not British... send him back!
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