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Terror suspect Haroon Aswat's extradition approved | Terror suspect Haroon Aswat's extradition approved |
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A terror suspect accused of conspiring with radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri can be extradited to the US, the High Court has ruled. | |
The US says Haroon Aswat, from Batley, West Yorkshire, conspired with Abu Hamza to establish a terrorist training camp in the state of Oregon. | |
His extradition was blocked by the European judges last year because of fears about his mental health. | His extradition was blocked by the European judges last year because of fears about his mental health. |
Mr Aswat, who is thought to be in his 30s, denies involvement in terrorism. | Mr Aswat, who is thought to be in his 30s, denies involvement in terrorism. |
He was arrested by police in 2005, following a request from US authorities, and was transferred from prison to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital in 2008, because he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. | |
Mr Aswat's lawyers argued that being held in an American "supermax" prison could cause his mental health to deteriorate. | |
The European Court of Human Rights blocked the extradition last year but Home Secretary Theresa May said she would continue to seek his removal to the US. | |
In April, the High Court asked for assurances that, if sent to the US, Mr Aswat would be held in a psychiatric referral centre and examined by doctors. |