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Originally posted by Donut:
We have an interesting civil liberty problem unfolding at the moment. An Algerian pilot has been accuses of training the september 11 hijackers. he has been held in custody for two months awaiting extradition to the US. He was detained on the basis that evidence would be forthcoming from the US showing him on camera with one of the hijackers. It now transpires that the other person was not one of the hijackers.
The problem is that this man is almost certainly guilty of being involved but would not be convicted in a court due to the lack of hard evidence. Britain cannot extradite a person to be tried in a military court. The FBI has asked for more time. They are preparing 11 further charges but will not say what they are.
He has been remanded in custody until December 14 and will today appeal to the High Court in London against his continued imprisonment.
So, do we let him go or not?
Is this Othman (Omar abu Omar) or a different High Court Appeal going on today?