Q&A: Abu Qatada and terrorism deportations
- Published
Senior judges at the European Court of Human Rights have ruled that radical cleric Abu Qatada cannot appeal against his deportation to Jordan. The UK has been attempting to remove him since 2005 and he is currently being held in a maximum security prison.
Who is Abu Qatada?
What did the European Court rule in January?
Why did the European court block the deportation?
How important is this case?
Why did this case end up at the European Court?
Was the Strasbourg decision final?
Why did the deadline matter?
So was the appeal accepted?
What happens now?
- Published17 January 2012
- Published26 June 2014
