Charles Clarke loses bail breach case (UK)

[Englander]

Monday February 7, 2005

The home secretary, Charles Clarke, today lost his bid to have an Algerian terror suspect returned to prison for allegedly breaching the conditions of his house arrest.

Mr Clark claimed that the 35-year-old Algerian national, known only as G, breached the strict conditions of his house arrest by meeting with two men in his home.

G was detained under the government's controversial anti-terror laws in December 2001. He was released on bail from Belmarsh prison in April 2004 after suffering a mental breakdown and has been held under house arrest ever since.

Today, lawyers for the home office told the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) that G held an unauthorised meeting with two men on November 12 2004. Both G and his wife denied any breach of his bail conditions, said Ben Emmerson QC, appearing for G. Both G and his wife attended today's hearing.

More at;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,12780,1407735,00.html