with car bomb terrorist Yasser Al-Sirri
By James Slack
Abu Qatada's bail conditions were under review last night after security experts said allowing the hate preacher to associate with a convicted terrorist made a 'mockery' of the rules.
Home Office officials are investigating the Daily Mail's exclusive picture showing Qatada - dubbed 'Osama Bin Laden's ambassador in Europe' - strolling through London with fellow fanatic Yasser Al-Sirri.
Incredibly, Al-Sirri, who was convicted in Egypt and sentenced to death in absentia for his part in a 1993 car bomb attack - was not included on a list of more than 20 extremists with whom the preacher of hate is banned from associating.
Whitehall sources said the Home Office is reviewing the evidence to see whether there are grounds to ask the courts to add Al-Sirri to the list.
They will also investigate claims that Qatada, whose bail conditions forbid the use of a mobile phone, was using Al-Sirri to pass on messages.
The Mail's picture, first published on Saturday, appeared to show Al-Sirri talking into a mobile after listening to an instruction from Qatada, who is under a 22-hour curfew.
Describing the bail conditions as 'nonsense', Tory MP Patrick Mercer, a security adviser to the Prime Minister, said: 'Yasser Al-Sirri is a dangerous individual. The fact he is allowed to associate with Abu Qatada makes a mockery of Qatada's bail conditions.
'The Home Office has got to stop its tinkering and ensure that proper checks and measures are in place to protect the public from extremists. That includes adding Al-Sirri to the list of those Qatada cannot associate with.' Read more ...
Abu Qatada's bail conditions were under review last night after security experts said allowing the hate preacher to associate with a convicted terrorist made a 'mockery' of the rules.
Home Office officials are investigating the Daily Mail's exclusive picture showing Qatada - dubbed 'Osama Bin Laden's ambassador in Europe' - strolling through London with fellow fanatic Yasser Al-Sirri.
Incredibly, Al-Sirri, who was convicted in Egypt and sentenced to death in absentia for his part in a 1993 car bomb attack - was not included on a list of more than 20 extremists with whom the preacher of hate is banned from associating.
Whitehall sources said the Home Office is reviewing the evidence to see whether there are grounds to ask the courts to add Al-Sirri to the list.
They will also investigate claims that Qatada, whose bail conditions forbid the use of a mobile phone, was using Al-Sirri to pass on messages.
The Mail's picture, first published on Saturday, appeared to show Al-Sirri talking into a mobile after listening to an instruction from Qatada, who is under a 22-hour curfew.
Describing the bail conditions as 'nonsense', Tory MP Patrick Mercer, a security adviser to the Prime Minister, said: 'Yasser Al-Sirri is a dangerous individual. The fact he is allowed to associate with Abu Qatada makes a mockery of Qatada's bail conditions.
'The Home Office has got to stop its tinkering and ensure that proper checks and measures are in place to protect the public from extremists. That includes adding Al-Sirri to the list of those Qatada cannot associate with.' Read more ...
Source: Daily Mail
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