巴巴爾·艾哈邁德·踐踏法律和公平競爭的情況下

最初由: Aljazeera
出版: 12 日 2012

No legal case in recent times has created as many strong feelings and controversy in Britain as that of Babar Ahmad.

連同其他四名英國穆斯林恐怖嫌犯, Ahmad has just lost a battle against extradition from Britain to the United States in the European Court of Human Rights. He is accused of running a terrorist website.

Whilst some of our senior politicians have expressed their delight at this verdict, this case raises serious questions about the fairness of justice in Britain. It also shines an uncomfortable light on the role of our police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), and the imbalance against Britain in its extradition treaty with the US.

Babar Ahmad is the longest serving British detainee-without-charge, having been held in a high-security prison for eight years. If this is not a violation of human rights, then what is?

Ahmad’s case is a tragedy in itself. 十二月 2003, he was arrested at his London home during an anti-terror operation, sustaining over 73 forensically-recorded injuries, including bleeding in his ears and urine, before reaching the police station. He was released without charge six days later. The Metropolitan Police later paid him £60,000 in compensation.

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