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Jordanian parliament approves treaty with UK designed to lead to deportation of radical cleric Abu Qatada from UK Jordan's parliament has approved a treaty with the UK designed to lead to the deportation of Abu Qatada.
More to follow. The treaty is now awaiting approval by Jordan's King Abdullah - the final key stage before the deal becomes law.
The vote in Parliament means the process to deport the radical cleric is likely to resume within weeks.
The cleric has already indicated he will not challenge deportation if the treaty is passed because the document guarantees him a fair trial.
The UK-Jordan Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance has already been placed before MPs and Peers at Westminster.
It is expected to be move to ratification on Thursday 20 June, unless there is a last-minute call for a vote.
In a brief statement to the BBC, Dr Mohammad Al- Momani, Jordan's information minister, said: "The government has ratified the treaty as well as parliament.
"The Treaty is mutual legal assistance and can include any persons from each country."
Assuming that the Treaty passes all of its legal hurdles in both countries, the cleric's deportation would then resume.
UK Home Secretary Theresa May would be able to issue a fresh deportation order and the cleric would have time to respond if he wished to.
But if he keeps to an assurance given in court that he will now leave the UK because the Treaty guarantees a fair trial, he would be expected to be put on a plane in a matter of weeks, not months.
Abu Qatada has fought against deportation from the UK for almost eight years. He has argued he would face inhumane treatment and that he could not get a fair trial.
The European Court of Human Rights and senior British judges ruled Jordan must show Abu Qatada would not face a trial that relied on evidence obtained by torturing others.
The Treaty, signed in March, states that anyone deported from the UK must be treated humanely and be given a fair trial. It includes specific guarantees designed to ban the use of torture evidence.