Evidence 'not enough' as terror suspect scores win

Richard Ford, Home Correspondent A terror suspect must be brought back to London from “internal exile” in the Midlands despite convincing secret evidence that he intended to take part in terrorist-related activity, the High Court ruled today. Mr Justice Mitting said that on the basis of the confidential information he would have upheld a Home Office decision to amend a control order to move the father of five from East London, identified only as BM, to the Midlands. But he said that, following a recent Law Lords ruling, terror suspects on control orders had to be provided with enough information to challenge the case against them. Mr Justice Mitting said: “On the basis of the closed material, I would have decided that the decision was not flawed and would have upheld the modification, notwithstanding its significant and... [read full story]                    

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