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| Warrant for burka terror suspect Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed | Warrant for burka terror suspect Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed |
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| An arrest warrant has been issued for terror suspect Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed after he failed to appear in court. | An arrest warrant has been issued for terror suspect Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed after he failed to appear in court. |
| An Old Bailey judge issued the warrant for the 27-year-old, who absconded a week ago in London wearing a burka. | An Old Bailey judge issued the warrant for the 27-year-old, who absconded a week ago in London wearing a burka. |
| He is facing charges over 20 alleged breaches of a terrorism prevention order, which restricts his movements. | He is facing charges over 20 alleged breaches of a terrorism prevention order, which restricts his movements. |
| Meanwhile, the government may seek to block his High Court claim for damages over allegations UK authorities were complicit in his torture in Somalia. | Meanwhile, the government may seek to block his High Court claim for damages over allegations UK authorities were complicit in his torture in Somalia. |
| Last Friday, CCTV footage captured Mr Mohamed entering a mosque in west London in a jacket and trousers and then leaving with his face and body covered by the burka. | |
| The Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism command, MI5 and the UK's Border Force have been searching for him since then. | |
| Home Secretary Theresa May told MPs on Monday that Mr Mohamed, who is 5ft 8in tall and of medium build, ''does not pose a direct threat to the public in the UK''. | |
| 'Unauthorised meeting' | 'Unauthorised meeting' |
| Mr Mohamed is charged with six counts on one indictment, concerning alleged breaches of the terrorism prevention and investigation measures order (TPim) he has been under for almost two years. | |
| TPims restrict the movements of people thought to pose a risk to the public, but who cannot be tried for reasons of national security and who cannot be deported. | TPims restrict the movements of people thought to pose a risk to the public, but who cannot be tried for reasons of national security and who cannot be deported. |
| The measures include electronic tagging, reporting regularly to the police and facing "tightly defined exclusion from particular places and the prevention of travel overseas". | The measures include electronic tagging, reporting regularly to the police and facing "tightly defined exclusion from particular places and the prevention of travel overseas". |
| It is alleged that Mr Mohamed failed to report to Acton police station, as required by his TPim, on December 22 to 25 and December 27 to 28 in 2012. | It is alleged that Mr Mohamed failed to report to Acton police station, as required by his TPim, on December 22 to 25 and December 27 to 28 in 2012. |
| He faces a further 14 counts on a second indictment relating to alleged breaches in 2011 of a control order, the predecessor to TPims. | He faces a further 14 counts on a second indictment relating to alleged breaches in 2011 of a control order, the predecessor to TPims. |
| Among the charges, it is alleged he failed to report to a monitoring company, failed to report to Ipswich police station, met a person without agreement of the Home Office, and used an unauthorised mobile phone. | Among the charges, it is alleged he failed to report to a monitoring company, failed to report to Ipswich police station, met a person without agreement of the Home Office, and used an unauthorised mobile phone. |
| When the TPims order was obtained, Mr Mohamed was said to have received terrorist training in Somalia and fought there in support of al-Shabab. | |
| Court documents also say he supported a UK-based network supporting terrorist-related activity in Somalia and had been involved in attack planning against Western interests in east Africa. | |
| 'Forcibly removed' | |
| Mr Mohamed's solicitor Gareth Peirce told the court on Friday that she had "no reason for the defendant's non-appearance". | |
| Mr Mohamed is due to stand trial for the alleged breaches of the TPim on 28 April next year. | Mr Mohamed is due to stand trial for the alleged breaches of the TPim on 28 April next year. |
| Crown prosecutor Stuart Baker requested that the trial date remain fixed as the proceedings may continue in his absence. | Crown prosecutor Stuart Baker requested that the trial date remain fixed as the proceedings may continue in his absence. |
| Meanwhile, in the High Court, Mr Mohamed is claiming the UK authorities were complicit in his torture in Somalia in 2011. | Meanwhile, in the High Court, Mr Mohamed is claiming the UK authorities were complicit in his torture in Somalia in 2011. |
| Ms Peirce says that Mr Mohamed claims he was forcibly removed from Somalia to the UK with the "involvement of the security services here". | |
| Mr Mohamed, a British citizen, travelled to Somalia in 2007 and was detained there with another man in January 2011, until their removal back to the UK in March of that year. | Mr Mohamed, a British citizen, travelled to Somalia in 2007 and was detained there with another man in January 2011, until their removal back to the UK in March of that year. |
| James Eadie QC, appearing for the government at the High Court, said Mr Mohamed had absconded from his TPim and it could be an abuse of process to allow him to continue the claim. | James Eadie QC, appearing for the government at the High Court, said Mr Mohamed had absconded from his TPim and it could be an abuse of process to allow him to continue the claim. |