AMMAN: The lawyer of cleric Abu Qatada, who pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges in Jordan following his deportation from Britain, said he applied yesterday for his client’s release on bail.
I applied today (Monday) to the state security court to release Abu Qatada on bail,” Taysir Diab said. “The court said it will examine my request and decide after 48 hours,” he said without elaborating.
Jordanian military prosecutors charged Abu Qatada on Sunday with “conspiracy to carry out terrorist acts,” just hours after his deportation from Britain. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody for 15 days in the Muwaqqar prison, a maximum security facility built in 2007 that houses 1,100 inmates, most of them Islamists convicted of terrorism offences. AFP
