Hamza and terror suspects fight US extradition

RADICAL cleric Abu Hamza and other terror suspects will attempt to persuade the High Court today to halt their extradition from the UK to the US.

Two judges in London will consider challenges by Babar Ahmad, Khaled Al-Fawwaz and Adel Abdul Bary alongside that of Hamza, it has been confirmed by the Judicial Office.

The men – who will not be attending the proceedings – are seeking injunctions from the court preventing their removal.

It is understood that an application by a fifth suspect, Seyla Talha Ahsan, will also be heard by Sir John Thomas, President of the Queen’s Bench Division, and Mr Justice Ouseley.

The latest legal action comes after Europe’s human rights judges recently rejected a bid for an appeal by Hamza and the other four, paving the way for their extradition. A panel of five judges threw out their request to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights.

Hamza, who was jailed for seven years for soliciting to murder and inciting racial hatred, has been fighting extradition since 2004.

Computer expert Ahmad has been held in a UK prison without trial for eight years after being accused of raising funds for terrorism.