LONDON: The health of radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza has deteriorated, the High Court in London heard yesterday, as he began a last-ditch legal bid to halt his extradition from Britain to the United States.
The Egyptian-born cleric with a hook for a hand, and four other men were set to be sent to the United States after Europe’s top rights court gave its green light last week, but are seeking to block their expulsion.
To avoid extradition to a US high-security prison, Hamza and fellow terror suspects Khaled Al-Fawwaz, Syed Tahla Ahsan, Adel Abdul Bary and Babar Ahmad must prove there are “new and compelling” reasons not to send them.
AFP
