His alleged accomplice was also given bail after British judges refused to deport the Libyan pair, despite a deal by our Government with their country.
Both the Muslim men are considered a threat to national security, but may now be freed within days. The Government was last night reeling from the decision by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission — and Home Secretary John Reid was “stunned”.
The suspect with the map was branded “a global jihadist with links to the Taliban and al-Qaeda” by an earlier hearing of the commission. He was also called a “real and direct threat to the national security of the UK”.
Identified only as DD in court for legal reasons, it was yesterday revealed he had an A-Z map with a flightpath for Birmingham Airport drawn on it. The other suspect, referred to as AS, had been described in court as “an Islamic extremist who has engaged actively with a terrorist group”.
But the commission ruled both men’s human rights could be under threat if they returned to Libya. Chairman Mr Justice Ouseley said: “There is also real risk that the trial of the appellants would amount to a complete denial of a fair trial.”
The Home Office last night said it would appeal. A spokesman added: “We are very disappointed.”
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