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UK-USA: Abu Hamza loses fight against extradition to the US - Major terror suspects may be moved in days as European court ends eight-year legal battle
25 September 2012
"The European court of human rights has cleared the way for the extradition to the United States of five terrorism suspects, including Abu Hamza al-Masri and Babar Ahmad, after legal battles dating back to 2004."
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Full article (The Guardian)
See also: Statewatch Analysis:
The new UK-US Extradition Treaty - removes or restricts key protections for defendants - signed and adopted with no parliamentary scrutiny by Ben Hayes