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| Abu Qatada 'will voluntarily go back to Jordan when new treaty is ratified' | Abu Qatada 'will voluntarily go back to Jordan when new treaty is ratified' |
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| The radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada will voluntarily go back to Jordan if and when its parliament ratifies a new deportation treaty with Britain, his lawyers have said. | The radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada will voluntarily go back to Jordan if and when its parliament ratifies a new deportation treaty with Britain, his lawyers have said. |
| The disclosure is a major breakthrough for the home secretary, Theresa May, in her battle to deport the cleric. | The disclosure is a major breakthrough for the home secretary, Theresa May, in her battle to deport the cleric. |
| The treaty with the Jordanians, which is designed to ensure he will face a fair trial on terror charges without the use of evidence obtained by torture, was signed on 24 March. | The treaty with the Jordanians, which is designed to ensure he will face a fair trial on terror charges without the use of evidence obtained by torture, was signed on 24 March. |
| Abu Qatada has been detained in a maximum-security prison in Britain for a total of seven years and five months while his deportation saga has continued. | |
| The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) was told on Friday that 17 illicit mobile phones, including six that were switched on, were found by police last month at his London home during a brief period while he was out on bail. They also found 55 CDs and DVDs. | The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) was told on Friday that 17 illicit mobile phones, including six that were switched on, were found by police last month at his London home during a brief period while he was out on bail. They also found 55 CDs and DVDs. |
| Edward Fitzgerald QC, Abu Qatada's barrister, told Siac: "If and when the Jordanian parliament ratify the treaty he will voluntarily return to Jordan." | Edward Fitzgerald QC, Abu Qatada's barrister, told Siac: "If and when the Jordanian parliament ratify the treaty he will voluntarily return to Jordan." |
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