MPs have called for the extradition of Abu Hamza to be halted on human rights grounds.
Hamza is due to be extradited to the US to face charges of terrorism. Another, Babar Ahmad, is accused of raising money for the Taliban.
However, the CIA has admitted that it “tortures” terror suspects, and this is the reason for the attempt to halt extraditions to the US. The CIA admitted waterboarding three terror detainees, and the UK ministers say this amounts to torture. The UK has signed up to a UN convention banning the return of individuals to countries where they face risk of torture.
It is time that those who run this country put the rights of law abiding citizens first. We should have the right to travel on public transport without the risk of being blown up in the name of religion. Those who support, carry out and condone terrorism should be stripped of all rights instead of being given more protection than the rest of us.
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