A Jordanian Salafi cleric convicted in absentia in Jordan of planning terror plots, who long fought deportation from the United Kingdom. The 2010 opening stated flatly that he "is an Islamist militant." The word survives twice in the article today but is gone from the opening, which now says he "was accused of having links to terrorist organisations." A reader today learns he is accused of links to terrorism, and not that Wikipedia once identified him outright as a militant.
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Abû-Qatâda al-Filisṭînî ( ), sometimes called Abû-Omar ( ابو عمر ) is an Islamist militant.1Under the name Omar Mahmoud Othman ( عمر محمود عثمان ), he is under worldwide embargo by the United Nations Security Council Committee 1267 for his affiliation with al-Qaeda .2He is wanted on terrorism charges in Algeria , the United States , Belgium , Spain , France , Germany , Italy , and his native Jordan . Statement from the Algerian government to the UN 1267 Committee , English translation by Nuclear Threat Initiative Britain's most wanted (meaning Abu Qatada, who was missing at the time), The Observer , 12 May 20023
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Abu Qatada al-Filistini ( pronunciation AH -boo kah- TAH -dah ; , ’Abū Qatāda al-Filisṭīnī (The Palestinian) ), born Omar Mahmoud Othman ( ‘Umar ibn Maḥmūd ibn ‘Uṯmān ) in 1959/1960, is a Jordanian national of Palestinian origin who is under worldwide embargo by the United Nations Security Council Committee 1267 for his alleged affiliation with Al-Qaeda .He was repeatedly imprisoned and released in the United Kingdom after he was first detained under anti-terrorism laws in 2002, but was not prosecuted for any crime.The Algerian government has described Abu Qatada as being involved with Islamists in London and possibly elsewhere.After initially barring the United Kingdom from deporting Abu Qatada to Jordan , in May 2012 the European Court of Human Rights denied him leave to appeal against deportation without specifying a reason.On 12 November 2012, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) upheld Abu Qatada's appeal against deportation and released him on restrictive bail conditions.The Home Secretary Theresa May said the government would appeal against the decision.He was deported to Jordan on 7 July 2013, after the UK and Jordanian governments agreed and ratified a treaty satisfying the need for clarification that evidence gained through torture would not be used against him in his forthcoming trial.On 26 June 2014, Abu Qatada was found not guilty by a Jordan court of terrorism charges relating to an alleged 1998 plot.He remained in prison pending a verdict that was due September 2014 on a second alleged plot.On 24 September 2014, a panel of civilian judges sitting at Amman's State Security Court cleared him of being involved in a thwarted plot aimed at the millennium celebrations in 2000.There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page )."The List established and maintained by the 1267 Committee with respect to individuals, groups, undertakings and other entities associated with Al-Qaida" ."Report of Algeria on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1455 (2003)" .Abu Qatada deported from UK to stand trial in Jordan Hall, John.
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Abu Qatada al-Filistini ( / ˈ ɑː b uː k ə ˈ t ɑː d ə / AH -boo kə- TAH -də ; , ’Abū Qatāda al-Filisṭīnī [the Palestinian] ), born Omar Mahmoud Othman ( ‘Umar ibn Maḥmūd ibn ‘Uṯmān ) in 1959/1960, is a Salafi cleric and Jordanian national.Described in the international press as "an imposing-looking figure standing more than six feet (more than 1.80 metres) tall and weighing over 280 pounds (127 kilogrammes)", Abu Qatada was accused of having links to terrorist organizations, and frequently imprisoned in the United Kingdom without formal charges or prosecution before being deported to Jordan, where courts found him innocent of multiple terrorism charges.Abu Qatada claimed asylum in the United Kingdom in 1993 on a forged passport.In 1999, he was convicted in absentia in Jordan of planning thwarted terror plots during Jordan's millennium eve , and was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment with hard labour. Abu Qatada was repeatedly imprisoned and released in the United Kingdom after he was first detained under anti-terrorism laws in 2002, but was not prosecuted for any crime. The Algerian government described Abu Qatada as being involved with Islamists in London and possibly elsewhere. After initially barring the United Kingdom from deporting Abu Qatada to Jordan , in May 2012 the European Court of Human Rights denied him leave to appeal against deportation without specifying a reason. On 12 November 2012, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) upheld Abu Qatada's appeal against deportation and released him on restrictive bail conditions. The Home Secretary Theresa May said the government would appeal against the decision. He was deported to Jordan on 7 July 2013, after the UK and Jordanian governments agreed and ratified a treaty satisfying the need for clarification that evidence potentially gained through torture would not be used against him in his forthcoming trial. On 26 June 2014, Abu Qatada was retried as is required by the Jordanian legal system if the defendant is returned to the country.He was found not guilty by a Jordanian court of terrorism charges relating to an alleged 1999 plot. He remained in prison pending a verdict that was due September 2014 on a second alleged plot. On 24 September 2014, a panel of civilian judges sitting at Amman's State Security Court cleared him of being involved in a thwarted plot aimed at Western and Israeli targets in Jordan during the millennium celebrations in 2000 due to "insufficient evidence".Evidence used to convict him in the previous trial were overturned, per the treaty signed between the United Kingdom and Jordan, as they may have been potentially acquired through torture.Despite his history with militancy, scholar of Islam Daniel Lav argues that it should not hide his scholarly credentials in the traditional Islamic sciences, as "he certainly has connections to al-Qaʻida, but he is also the author of a polemic against the theological views of a nineteenth-century rector of al-Azhar , coauthor of a reference work on the eleventh-century scholar Ibn Hazm 's evaluations of transmitters of hadith , and editor of an influential twentieth-century Wahhabi work of theology." In the same tone, Victoria Brittain, a former associate foreign editor of The Guardian , and who knows him personally, also says that "the man behind the myth is a scholar with wide intellectual and cultural interests.He wrote books while he was in prison. His home is filled with books." There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). "Human rights court awards UK-based cleric Qatada €2,800" , France 24 , 19 February 2009. 4 September 2019. "Report of Algeria on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1455 (2003)" .
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Islamic cleric, alleged al-Qaeda member (born 1959) For other uses, see Qatada .Omar Mahmoud Othman ( ; born 30 December 1960), better known as Abu Qatada al-Filistini ( / ˈ ɑː b uː k ə ˈ t ɑː d ə / AH -boo kə- TAH -də ; ) , is a cleric and Jordanian national. Abu Qatada was accused of having links to terrorist organisations and frequently imprisoned in the United Kingdom without formal charges or prosecution before being deported to Jordan, where courts found him innocent of multiple terrorism charges. Abu Qatada claimed asylum in the United Kingdom in 1993 on a forged passport. In 1999, he was convicted in absentia in Jordan of planning thwarted terror plots during Jordan's millennium eve and was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment with hard labour. Abu Qatada was repeatedly imprisoned and released in the United Kingdom after he was first detained under anti-terrorism laws in 2002 but was not prosecuted for any crime. The Algerian government described Abu Qatada as being involved with Islamists in London and possibly elsewhere. After initially barring the United Kingdom from deporting Abu Qatada to Jordan, in May 2012 the European Court of Human Rights denied him leave to appeal against deportation. On 12 November 2012, the UK Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) upheld Abu Qatada's appeal against deportation and released him on restrictive bail conditions. The Home Secretary Theresa May said the government would appeal against the decision. He was deported to Jordan on 7 July 2013, after the UK and Jordanian governments agreed and ratified a treaty satisfying the need for clarification that evidence potentially gained through torture would not be used against him in his forthcoming trial. On 26 June 2014, Abu Qatada was retried as is required by the Jordanian legal system if the defendant is returned to the country. He was found not guilty by a Jordanian court of terrorism charges relating to one alleged 1999 plot. He remained in prison pending a verdict that was due September 2014 on a second alleged plot. On 24 September 2014, a panel of civilian judges sitting at Amman's State Security Court cleared him of being involved in a thwarted plot aimed at Western and Israeli targets in Jordan during the millennium celebrations in 2000 due to "insufficient evidence". Evidence used to convict him in the previous trial were overturned, per the treaty signed between the United Kingdom and Jordan, as they may have been potentially acquired through torture. Despite his history with militancy, scholar of Islam Daniel Lav argues that it should not hide his scholarly credentials in traditional Islamic studies, as "he certainly has connections to al-Qaʻida, but he is also the author of a polemic against the theological views of a nineteenth-century rector of al-Azhar , coauthor of a reference work on the eleventh-century scholar Ibn Hazm's evaluations of transmitters of hadith , and editor of an influential twentieth-century Wahhabi work of theology." In the same tone, Victoria Brittain , a former associate foreign editor of The Guardian , and who knows him personally, also says that "the man behind the myth is a scholar with wide intellectual and cultural interests. He wrote books while he was in prison. His home is filled with books." "Abu Qatada" . "Report of Algeria on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1455 (2003)" . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Islamic cleric, alleged al-Qaeda member (born 1959) For other uses, see Qatada . Omar Mahmoud Othman ( Arabic : عمر بن محمود بن عثمان , romanized : 'Umar ibn Maḥmūd ibn 'Uṯmān ; born 30 December 1960), better known as Abu Qatada al-Filistini ( / ˈ ɑː b uː k ə ˈ t ɑː d ə / AH -boo kə- TAH -də ; Arabic : أبو قتادة الفلسطيني , romanized : 'Abū Qatāda al-Filisṭīnī ) , is a Jordanian Salafi cleric. Abu Qatada was accused of having links to terrorist organisations and frequently imprisoned in the United Kingdom without formal charges or prosecution before being deported to Jordan, where he was acquitted of multiple terrorism charges. Abu Qatada claimed asylum in the United Kingdom in 1993 on a forged passport. In 1999, he was convicted in absentia in Jordan of planning thwarted terror plots during Jordan's millennium eve and was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment with hard labour. Abu Qatada was repeatedly imprisoned and released in the United Kingdom after he was first detained under anti-terrorism laws in 2002 but was not prosecuted for any crime. The Algerian government described Abu Qatada as being involved with Islamists in London and possibly elsewhere. After initially barring the United Kingdom from deporting Abu Qatada to Jordan, in May 2012 the European Court of Human Rights denied him leave to appeal against deportation. On 12 November 2012, the UK Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) upheld Abu Qatada's appeal against deportation and released him on restrictive bail conditions. The Home Secretary Theresa May said the government would appeal against the decision. He was deported to Jordan on 7 July 2013, after the UK and Jordanian governments agreed and ratified a treaty satisfying the need for clarification that evidence potentially gained through torture would not be used against him in his forthcoming trial. On 26 June 2014, Abu Qatada was retried as is required by the Jordanian legal system if the defendant is returned to the country. He was found not guilty by a Jordanian court of terrorism charges relating to one alleged 1999 plot. He remained in prison pending a verdict that was due September 2014 on a second alleged plot. On 24 September 2014, a panel of civilian judges sitting at Amman's State Security Court cleared him of being involved in a thwarted plot aimed at Western and Israeli targets in Jordan during the millennium celebrations in 2000 due to "insufficient evidence". Evidence used to convict him in the previous trial was disregarded, per the treaty signed between the United Kingdom and Jordan, as they may have been potentially acquired through torture. Despite his history with militancy, scholar of Islam Daniel Lav argues that it should not hide his scholarly credentials in traditional Islamic studies, as "he certainly has connections to al-Qaʻida, but he is also the author of a polemic against the theological views of a nineteenth-century rector of al-Azhar , coauthor of a reference work on the eleventh-century scholar Ibn Hazm's evaluations of transmitters of hadith , and editor of an influential twentieth-century Wahhabi work of theology." In the same tone, Victoria Brittain , a former associate foreign editor of The Guardian , and who knows him personally, also says that "the man behind the myth is a scholar with wide intellectual and cultural interests. He wrote books while he was in prison. His home is filled with books." "Abu Qatada" . BBC News . 24 September 2014. : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link ) McElroy, Damien (26 June 2014).The New York Times .Radical Islam and the Revival of Medieval Theology . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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