Four terror suspects to be deported

12 April 2012

Four Algerian terror suspects being detained in Britain have agreed to be deported.

The men have voluntarily agreed to return home after being held without trial in Britain for a number of years.

A Home Office spokeswoman said: "We do not comment on operational matters.

"It remains our view that those detained on strict bail remain a real risk to national security in this country."

In June last year two Algerian men suspected of being international terrorists were voluntarily removed from Britain after dropping appeals against Government deportation moves.

The pair - who could only be identified as "Mr I" and "Mr V" - were both former "Belmarsh detainees".

Mr V was acquitted in April 2005 of involvement in a plot to poison Londoners with the toxin ricin. It is understood he was the first of seven Algerian terror suspects to leave British soil after beginning voluntary moves to return in protest at "inhumane" treatment in the UK.

Mr I, who was alleged to be a senior member of the Abu Doha group, was imprisoned without charge or trial for three years under the Government's controversial Internment Powers.

The Home Office has struggled for years over what to do with terror suspects. Internment laws brought in after the September 11 terror attacks in the United States were knocked down by the Law Lords and the replacement control order regime has also been criticised.

Ministers were unable to forcibly deport people like Mr I and Mr V to Algeria because human rights laws say they cannot be returned to a country where they may face torture or ill-treatment.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy notice .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in