The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has finally given its approval for the extradition of hate preacher Abu Hamza, meaning he and four others will be flown to the US within weeks to face criminal charges.
This ruling comes after a lengthy legal battle that has dragged on, in Hamza’s case, since 2004 and was such a farce that even the Queen, who never intervenes in political matters, asked a home secretary about why he was still in the UK.
I still can’t fathom why this took eight years and cost millions to extradite five people to the US, I understand that the ECHR is there as the most powerful court in Europe that is designed to give the absolute final rulings on cases that can’t be settled within EU nations.
But when cases arrive that involve people like Abu Hamza, a man suspected of setting up a terrorist training camp and soliciting to murder, shouldn’t his case be given greater priority as he’s a clear threat to peace and democracy.
I’m glad that he is finally on his way out of the UK so he now no longer has a platform to preach his radical opinions and that he is no longer costing us another penny, and I hope this ruling sends a clear message to similar individuals with the same ideology as him.
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