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| Police officers 'attacked' terror suspect Babar Ahmad | Police officers 'attacked' terror suspect Babar Ahmad |
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| Four Metropolitan Police officers have gone on trial accused of a sustained and violent attack on a terror suspect. | Four Metropolitan Police officers have gone on trial accused of a sustained and violent attack on a terror suspect. |
| Babar Ahmad was arrested in a dawn raid on his home in Fountain Road, Tooting, south London, on 2 December 2003. | Babar Ahmad was arrested in a dawn raid on his home in Fountain Road, Tooting, south London, on 2 December 2003. |
| The officers attacked him at home and on the journey to Charing Cross police station, Southwark Crown Court heard. | The officers attacked him at home and on the journey to Charing Cross police station, Southwark Crown Court heard. |
| Pc Nigel Cowley, Det Con John Donogue, Pc Roderick James-Bowen and Pc Mark Jones all deny assault occasioning actual bodily harm. | Pc Nigel Cowley, Det Con John Donogue, Pc Roderick James-Bowen and Pc Mark Jones all deny assault occasioning actual bodily harm. |
| Jonathan Laidlaw QC, prosecuting, told the jury that the officers kicked, punched and stamped on the suspect's feet. | Jonathan Laidlaw QC, prosecuting, told the jury that the officers kicked, punched and stamped on the suspect's feet. |
| They then allegedly forced him into a praying position and one shouted: "Where is your God now?" | They then allegedly forced him into a praying position and one shouted: "Where is your God now?" |
| Mr Ahmad offered no resistance to arrest, the court was told. | Mr Ahmad offered no resistance to arrest, the court was told. |
| Trial delays | |
| Mr Laidlaw said delays in the trial - which has started more than seven years after the alleged assault - were caused by internal investigations, obtaining medical opinions and case reviews. | Mr Laidlaw said delays in the trial - which has started more than seven years after the alleged assault - were caused by internal investigations, obtaining medical opinions and case reviews. |
| The officers were part of the Territorial Support Group at the time, which assisted the Anti-Terrorist Branch in the arrest operation. | The officers were part of the Territorial Support Group at the time, which assisted the Anti-Terrorist Branch in the arrest operation. |
| Mr Ahmad, who was a suspected jihadist with training as a terrorist, was released without charge after six days. | Mr Ahmad, who was a suspected jihadist with training as a terrorist, was released without charge after six days. |
| He is currently in custody awaiting extradition to the US for alleged terrorism offences. He has been fighting that decision since 2004. | He is currently in custody awaiting extradition to the US for alleged terrorism offences. He has been fighting that decision since 2004. |
| The jury was told the British courts granted the extradition, but Mr Ahmad appealed and the case has not yet been resolved. | The jury was told the British courts granted the extradition, but Mr Ahmad appealed and the case has not yet been resolved. |