Radical cleric Abu Qatada is being held in a
high security jail near the Jordanian capital Amman, after being deported from
the UK.
His plane left RAF Northolt at 02:46 BST for his home country, where he
appeared in court to be charged with terror offences, which he denies.
Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "delighted" at his
removal.
After all the excitement of the
sporting success Britain has enjoyed over the weekend, this was an added bonus
that the government have finally got rid of this vile scumbag, and we’ll never
have to see or hear from him ever again.
But now he’s gone, at a cost of
£1.7m and a period of eight years, it’s now time to re-assess the process by
which the government can deport an individual because this case time and time
again highlighted numerous problems, and at times was quite farcical.
Getting rid of Qatada was a great
first step, changing the law to streamline the process and ensure future
deportations aren’t as lengthy and costly would be a great leap.
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