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Kenya 'expels hate-cleric again' | Kenya 'expels hate-cleric again' |
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Kenya has attempted to deport controversial Jamaican Muslim preacher Abdullah al-Faisal for a second time in two weeks, a court has been told. | Kenya has attempted to deport controversial Jamaican Muslim preacher Abdullah al-Faisal for a second time in two weeks, a court has been told. |
The government was ordered to produce Faisal, but state counsel Edwin Okello said: "The subject is no longer within the court's jurisdiction." | The government was ordered to produce Faisal, but state counsel Edwin Okello said: "The subject is no longer within the court's jurisdiction." |
Mr Okello said the cleric, convicted in the UK for soliciting murder of Jews and Hindus, was heading for Jamaica. | Mr Okello said the cleric, convicted in the UK for soliciting murder of Jews and Hindus, was heading for Jamaica. |
Kenya tried to expel him earlier this month, but he was sent back days later. | Kenya tried to expel him earlier this month, but he was sent back days later. |
He was in Nigeria where he was due to fly to The Gambia, but airlines refused to allow him on board. | |
The government says Faisal is being deported because of his "terrorist history". | The government says Faisal is being deported because of his "terrorist history". |
The cleric served four years in a UK prison after being convicted of soliciting the murder of Jews and Hindus. | The cleric served four years in a UK prison after being convicted of soliciting the murder of Jews and Hindus. |