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| Radical preacher Abu Qatada must remain in custody following his arrest for allegedly breaching his bail conditions, a judge has ruled. | Radical preacher Abu Qatada must remain in custody following his arrest for allegedly breaching his bail conditions, a judge has ruled. |
| UK Border Agency officials arrested Qatada on Friday after raids by the Metropolitan police counter-terrorism unit, days before the government's latest deportation bid in court. | UK Border Agency officials arrested Qatada on Friday after raids by the Metropolitan police counter-terrorism unit, days before the government's latest deportation bid in court. |
| Mr Justice Irwin, chairman of the special immigration appeals commission (Siac), on Saturday refused to grant Qatada bail at a telephone hearing, a spokesman for the Judicial Office said. | Mr Justice Irwin, chairman of the special immigration appeals commission (Siac), on Saturday refused to grant Qatada bail at a telephone hearing, a spokesman for the Judicial Office said. |
| He was ordered to return to Belmarsh prison with a further hearing to take place on 21 March. | He was ordered to return to Belmarsh prison with a further hearing to take place on 21 March. |
| The court heard evidence suggesting Qatada had broken a bail condition which prohibits him from permitting mobile phones to be switched on in his house while he is present, the spokesman added. | The court heard evidence suggesting Qatada had broken a bail condition which prohibits him from permitting mobile phones to be switched on in his house while he is present, the spokesman added. |
| A spokesman for the Judicial Office said: "At a telephone hearing this afternoon with lawyers for both sides, Mr Justice Irwin, chairman of Siac, ordered the return of Omar Othman, otherwise known as Abu Qatada, to prison. | A spokesman for the Judicial Office said: "At a telephone hearing this afternoon with lawyers for both sides, Mr Justice Irwin, chairman of Siac, ordered the return of Omar Othman, otherwise known as Abu Qatada, to prison. |
| "There was material before Siac suggesting he had breached his bail conditions. There will be a further hearing in the matter on 21 March, giving both sides the opportunity to submit more evidence in the matter." | "There was material before Siac suggesting he had breached his bail conditions. There will be a further hearing in the matter on 21 March, giving both sides the opportunity to submit more evidence in the matter." |
| In his ruling, Irwin said there was "strong prima facie evidence" that Qatada had breached the bail condition, which also bans communications equipment such as digital media devices, rewritable CDs and pen drives being brought into his house. | In his ruling, Irwin said there was "strong prima facie evidence" that Qatada had breached the bail condition, which also bans communications equipment such as digital media devices, rewritable CDs and pen drives being brought into his house. |
| A Home Office spokesman said: "We are pleased the special immigration appeals commission has decided to revoke bail for this individual on an interim basis following serious breaches of his bail conditions. | A Home Office spokesman said: "We are pleased the special immigration appeals commission has decided to revoke bail for this individual on an interim basis following serious breaches of his bail conditions. |
| "We will vigorously argue our case at the next hearing on 21 March." | "We will vigorously argue our case at the next hearing on 21 March." |
| Officers searched at four properties in connection with ongoing inquiries by the counter-terrorism command but found no hazardous materials, Scotland Yard said. No arrests have been made. | Officers searched at four properties in connection with ongoing inquiries by the counter-terrorism command but found no hazardous materials, Scotland Yard said. No arrests have been made. |
| Qatada, who has been convicted of terror charges in Jordan, is due to appear at the court of appeal on Monday as the home secretary, Theresa May, bids to overturn a judge's decision to allow him to stay in the UK. | Qatada, who has been convicted of terror charges in Jordan, is due to appear at the court of appeal on Monday as the home secretary, Theresa May, bids to overturn a judge's decision to allow him to stay in the UK. |
| Qatada was arrested outside his home by the UKBA, the Sun reported. Pictures showed him being escorted out of his house by officials with his hands hidden under a jacket. | Qatada was arrested outside his home by the UKBA, the Sun reported. Pictures showed him being escorted out of his house by officials with his hands hidden under a jacket. |
| Police raids on his home began at 6.30am on Thursday, Scotland Yard said, and were followed by his arrest by the UKBA on Saturday. | Police raids on his home began at 6.30am on Thursday, Scotland Yard said, and were followed by his arrest by the UKBA on Saturday. |
| Once described by a Spanish judge as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe", Qatada has used human rights laws to fight deportation for more than a decade. | Once described by a Spanish judge as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe", Qatada has used human rights laws to fight deportation for more than a decade. |
| Siac decided in November that Qatada could not lawfully be deported to Jordan, where he was convicted of terror charges in his absence in 1999. The judges ruled there was a danger that evidence from Qatada's former co-defendants Abu Hawsher and Al-Hamasher, said to have been obtained by torture, could be used against him in a retrial in Jordan. | Siac decided in November that Qatada could not lawfully be deported to Jordan, where he was convicted of terror charges in his absence in 1999. The judges ruled there was a danger that evidence from Qatada's former co-defendants Abu Hawsher and Al-Hamasher, said to have been obtained by torture, could be used against him in a retrial in Jordan. |
| He was granted bail following the ruling by three Siac judges and released from HMP Long Lartin, returning to his family home in London. | He was granted bail following the ruling by three Siac judges and released from HMP Long Lartin, returning to his family home in London. |
| But on Monday, the government will challenge the decision in front of three court of appeal judges led by Lord Dyson, the master of the rolls. | But on Monday, the government will challenge the decision in front of three court of appeal judges led by Lord Dyson, the master of the rolls. |
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