UK can extradite 5 suspects to US, says EU court
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April 11, 2012, Wednesday
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BRITAIN can extradite a radical Muslim cleric and four other suspects to the US to face terrorism charges, Europe's human rights court ruled yesterday.
The case centering on Mustafa Kamal Mustafa, also known as Abu Hamza al-Masri, considered Britain's most recognizable extremist, has been closely watched as a sign of Europe's view on tough US prisons.
The court said Britain would not violate EU human rights rules by extraditing the suspects, who could face life sentences in a maximum-security prison.
Al-Masri and the other suspects had argued that in the US they could face prison conditions and jail terms that would expose them to "torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" in breach of the European human rights code.
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, rejected those claims, saying in a ruling that "detention conditions and length of sentences of five alleged terrorists would not amount to ill-treatment if they were extradited to the USA."
However, the court said the five "should not be extradited" until its judgment becomes final - a move that could take months - or until a possible appeals process ends.
The court also postpone ruling on the case of a sixth suspect, Haroon Rashid Aswat, as it awaits further information about his schizophrenia and the conditions of his detention at a British hospital.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "very pleased" with the news.
The case centering on Mustafa Kamal Mustafa, also known as Abu Hamza al-Masri, considered Britain's most recognizable extremist, has been closely watched as a sign of Europe's view on tough US prisons.
The court said Britain would not violate EU human rights rules by extraditing the suspects, who could face life sentences in a maximum-security prison.
Al-Masri and the other suspects had argued that in the US they could face prison conditions and jail terms that would expose them to "torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" in breach of the European human rights code.
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, rejected those claims, saying in a ruling that "detention conditions and length of sentences of five alleged terrorists would not amount to ill-treatment if they were extradited to the USA."
However, the court said the five "should not be extradited" until its judgment becomes final - a move that could take months - or until a possible appeals process ends.
The court also postpone ruling on the case of a sixth suspect, Haroon Rashid Aswat, as it awaits further information about his schizophrenia and the conditions of his detention at a British hospital.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "very pleased" with the news.
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