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Othman (Abu Qatada) v United Kingdom

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convicted in absentia in Jordan of conspiracy to cause explosions, in a trial known as the "reform and challenge" case, and in the autumn of 2000 he was again tried in absentia in a case known as the "millennium conspiracy". In both cases, Qatada maintains that the only evidence against him comes from testimonies from co-defendants who had been tortured while in custody.
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During the next fifteen months Qatada was rearrested and bailed again, as the UK government worked their way through the justice system. In May 2013, he pledged he would leave the UK if the UK and Jordanian governments agreed and ratified a treaty clarifying that evidence gained through torture would
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The ECtHR found that the deportation of Qatada would not be in violation of Article 3 on prohibition of torture (by itself or in conjunction with Article 13) nor of Article 5 on the right to liberty and security. However, it found that deportation to Jordan would be in violation of Article 6 (right
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Othman, aka Qatada, was born in Jordan and came to the United Kingdom in September 1993. He made an application for asylum and was recognised as a refugee on 30 June 1994 and granted leave to remain to 30 June 1998. On 8 May 1998 he applied for indefinite leave to remain. In April 1999, he was
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Abu Qatada was released on bail on highly prescriptive terms on 13 February 2012. He was prohibited from using a mobile phone, computer or the internet, and subject to an electronically monitored 22-hour curfew that only allowed him to leave home twice a day for a maximum of one hour.
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Qatada was eventually set to be deported from the UK to face retrial in Jordan after a MOU (memorandum of understanding) between the two countries that evidence obtained by torture would be discarded.
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not be used against him in his forthcoming trial. On 7 July 2013, following the ratification of such a treaty, Abu Qatada was deported from the United Kingdom.
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or punishment; Jordan; memorandums of understanding; retrials; right to fair trial; right to liberty and security; and torture.
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to a fair trial) since there was a real risk that Othman would be retried on "evidence obtained by torture of third persons".
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ukhumanrightsblog.com: "No deportation for Abu Qatada, but where are we now on torture evidence? – Professor Adam Tomkins"
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to Jordan, because of the risk of the use of evidence obtained by torture.
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ECtHR judgment: "CASE OF OTHMAN (ABU QATADA) v. THE UNITED KINGDOM"
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European Court of Human Rights cases involving the United Kingdom
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The ECtHR judgment overturned the 2009 House of Lords judgment
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On 23 October 2002 he was arrested and detained under the
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RB (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights
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Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights
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Index

European Court of Human Rights
Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Abu Qatada
RB (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
inhuman or degrading treatment
Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
control order



ECtHR judgment: "CASE OF OTHMAN (ABU QATADA) v. THE UNITED KINGDOM"
publications.parliament.uk: 2009 UKHL 2
ukhumanrightsblog.com: "No deportation for Abu Qatada, but where are we now on torture evidence? – Professor Adam Tomkins"
"Abu Qatada release from Long Lartin jail prompts debate"
"Abu Qatada deported from UK to stand trial in Jordan"
BBC News
Chahal v. United Kingdom
Article 3
Categories
European Court of Human Rights cases involving the United Kingdom
Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Deportation from the United Kingdom
2012 in United Kingdom case law

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