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                    Britain Deports Radical Cleric to Jordan

   Radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada was deported from Britain to Jordan
   early Sunday, ending a nearly decade-long legal battle to get him sent
   back to Jordan to face terrorism charges.
   The move comes after Britain and Jordan ratified a treaty on torture
   aimed at easing the human rights concerns that blocked previous
   attempts to deport the Palestinian-born Jordanian preacher.
   The 53-year-old Abu Qatada, once dubbed Osama bin Laden`s right-hand
   man in Europe, is wanted in Jordan to face retrial in several terrorism
   cases in which he was sentenced in absentia.
   British governments have tried since 2001 to deport him, but courts
   have blocked his extradition due to concerns that Jordan might use
   evidence obtained under torture against him.
   The treaty ratified last month ensures that will not happen.
   British officials welcomed Abu Qatada`s departure Sunday, with Home
   Secretary Theresa May pledging to work to eliminate the many layers of
   appeals processes available in such cases, so that this kind of
   drawn-out legal battle cannot be repeated.
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