Why didn't the Vast Majority of Moderates® in the mosque turn him over
to police? "Terrorist suspect flees police in mosque," by Daniel McGrory
and Richard Ford in the TimesOnline,
A British-born terror suspect was on the run last night after breaking
his control order and evading police by taking shelter in a mosque.
The man, aged 26, is thought to have escaped abroad after claiming that
he wanted to undertake terror training in Afghanistan.
His disappearance is a further embarrassment for John Reid, the Home Secretary, as he is the third terror suspect under a control order to escape
in less than six months.
It raises serious questions about the effectiveness of the orders, which were introduced by Government in 2005 and are designed to control and
monitor terrorist suspects who can’t be prosected or deported from Britain.
Opposition MPs last night demanded that the suspect be identified.
Currently there is an anonymity order in place and the Government
has not applied to overturn it.
The man, who is of Pakistani origin and lives in Manchester, was
only placed under the control order this month. But within four
days he disappeared. Police sources say that the man failed to show up
at a local police station to surrender his passport. He was traced to a
nearby mosque, where community leaders say he had sought sanctuary.
Police rarely enter a mosque: they began discussions with both local
community figures and leading officials connected to the mosque.
It is understood that while these talks were taking place, the young
suspect was helped to escape through a back entrance while officers
from Greater Manchester Police were stationed outside.
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