The Babar Ahmad 100,000 Appeal

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^ That's good news. Jazaakallah khayr for sharing it with us. Let's make du3a Allah vindicates him from this terrible ordeal.
 
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A Message From the Free Babar Ahmad Campaign To Supporters

Dear Supporters

Last night, the debate we had been calling for since August was held in the main chamber of the House of Commons. There was such overwhelming and almost unanimous support for the motion that it passed without a vote, with powerful speeches about Babar's case from senior members from all political parties. A full transcript of the debate can be found here and a video recording is available here (from 19:00:00).

In essence, this means that Parliament has now passed a motion calling upon the Government to reform the extradition laws as a matter of urgency to offer greater protection to British citizens by implementing the recommendations of the Joint Committee of Human Rights.

The debate was a success but only a small step towards liberating Babar and others from the oppressiveness of these extradition laws.

The decision is not binding on the Government but adds extra pressure to them to change the law urgently. The Home Affairs Select Committee on extradition, to whom Babar's father gave evidence earlier this year, is due to publish its conclusions in February 2012. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has also ordered a second review of the extradition arrangements, by the Liberal Democrats, to be chaired by Sir Menzies Campbell. If it adds its voice to those of Parliament, the Joint Committee on Human Rights, the 100 lawyers and of course, the over 141,000 people who signed the e-petition, we hope the pressure will be too great for them to extradite Babar or Talha or anyone else for that matter under the Treaty.

It is a remarkable success that through the action of the public, politicians have been forced to debate Babar's case twice in Parliament within the space of 12 days. His case has become well known throughout the country and is now supported by senior politicians from all parties, lawyers, celebrities, and civil society organisations. Even MPs who traditionally have not been known for their stance on issues of human rights, attended Parliament and spoke in favour of Babar, due to the immense pressure placed upon them by all of you.

A full list of those MPs who attended and who spoke can be found here. If your MP did attend and spoke on Babar’s behalf, please write to them to thank them for their support. If they did not attend and had said that they would, please write to them to ask why they did not attend. Please forward any response you receive from your MP to [email protected]

Moving forward, we now need to redouble our efforts to support Dr Caroline Lucas' calls for a full public inquiry into the actions of the Crown Prosecution Service into its handling of the evidence against Babar and calling for a full review of all the evidence against him with a view to prosecuting him in the UK. An action alert in this respect will be sent out later this month.

Please also join and encourage all your family and friends to join the official Free Babar Ahmad Facebook and Twitter pages to get the latest news and information about Babar’s case.

Congratulations to all of you for your amazing and tireless efforts.

FREE BABAR AHMAD
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Highlights of debate here: http://freebabarahmad.com/the-story/latest-news/item/269-house-of-commons-extradition-debate
 
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9 December 2011 Last updated at 18:26

BBC in court bid to interview terror suspect

The BBC and one of its reporters has launched a court challenge to the justice secretary's decision not to allow a face-to-face interview with a terror suspect.

The corporation wants to speak to Babar Ahmad, 38, who has been detained for more than seven years without trial.

The British Muslim denies terror-related charges and is fighting extradition to the US.

He is being held in a special detainee unit in Worcestershire.

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke's decision to refuse the BBC permission to interview Mr Ahmad was challenged at the High Court in London by the corporation and home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani.

Lord Pannick QC for the BBC told the court that the Ministry of Justice had initially granted permission to meet Mr Ahmad in Long Lartin prison but then withdrew the offer after the corporation argued the interview should be filmed.

He added that Mr Clarke's decision unlawfully infringed the BBC's freedom of speech under the European Convention on Human Rights and the decision to block an interview failed to take into account the exceptionally unsual nature of Mr Ahmad's case.

The MoJ has rules on how journalists can meet prisoners which the BBC has not challenged.

'Prematurely aged'

The BBC legal challenge is being supported by Mr Ahmad's lawyers, who argue that a broadcast interview is the only way to communicate the psychological and physical impact that arrest and detention have had on their client.

At the hearing, Mr Ahmad's lawyers pleaded for the BBC to be allowed to show their client's "prematurely aged" face.

Mr Ahmad is is waiting for a European Court of Human Rights to rule on whether or not he should be extradited.

The US authorities accuse him of soliciting and raising funds over the internet for terrorism "in Afghanistan, Chechnya and other places".

Mr Ahmad was injured when he was arrested by the Metropolitan Police at his home in south London in 2004.

The force later admitted liability and paid him £60,000 in damages although a jury subsequently found four police officers not guilty of assaulting him and they were also cleared of misconduct.

The High Court is expected to give its ruling on the BBC's challenge in January.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16111981

Plea to interview Babar Ahmed on TV

4:52pm Friday 9th December 2011 in News

Lawyers for a prisoner who has been detained for more than seven years without trial have made a plea in the High Court for BBC television to be allowed to show the world his “prematurely aged” face.

Babar Ahmad, a 38-year-old British Muslim, is being held under controversial extradition laws while fighting American attempts to remove him to the US where he is accused of terrorist-related offences.

He strongly denies any involvement with terrorism.

Today the BBC and its home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani challenged Justice Secretary Ken Clarke’s refusal to allow Ahmad to be interviewed face-to-face for a television broadcast.

Lawyers for Ahmad supported the challenge and argued the immediacy of a filmed interview was the only way to communicate the psychological and physical impact of his arrest and detention.

Reserving judgment, after a day-long hearing, two judges said they hope to give their ruling in January.

Ahmad is being held in a special detainee unit at Long Lartin Prison, Worcestershire, waiting for the European Court of Human Rights to rule on whether or not he should be extradited.

He stands accused in a US indictment issued in Connecticut in 2004 of soliciting and raising funds over the internet for terrorism “in Afghanistan, Chechnya and other places”.

Lord Pannick QC, appearing for the BBC, said Ahmad had been detained without trial longer than any other British national in UK modern history.

He was seriously injured during his initial arrest and the Metropolitan Police paid him £60,000 in damages after admitting liability, though four officers accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm were found not guilty earlier this year.

Lord Pannick argued his case raised several issues of exceptional public interest, and the Justice Secretary’s “disproportionate and irrational” refusal to allow him to be interviewed in prison should be quashed.

The decision was in breach of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects freedom of expression, said Lord Pannick.

He argued a filmed interview would allow the public to better assess Ahmad’s credibility and the views he was expressing.

There was no question of him “glorifying” terrorism as he had publicly criticised and objected to it.

Phillippa Kaufmann QC, appearing for Ahmad, said he had already made written statements that had appeared in newspapers.

But only the immediacy of a television broadcast could communicate to the public the emotional and psychological impact of his initial arrest in December 2003 on suspicion of being involved in terrorism-related offences, his re-arrest in August 2004 in response to the US extradition request, and his subsequent lengthy detention.

Ms Kaufmann said: “He has aged far more than the number of years that have passed since he was first detained.

”This is what written communications cannot adequately convey.”
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wots up with this case now? or will he be turned into another Tariq Mehnna?
 
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11-01-12: BREAKING NEWS: HIGH COURT DELIVERS HISTORIC RULING ALLOWING BBC TO INTERVIEW BRITISH DETAINEE BABAR AHMAD IN PRISON

The High Court in London has ruled that it was unlawful for Justice Secretary Ken Clarke to refuse the BBC permission to film an interview with British Detainee Babar Ahmad in prison, paving the way for the media to be allowed camera access to a British prisoner for the first time. Babar Ahmad is the longest held-without-charge British detainee in the modern history of the UK, having been in prison since August 2004 (seven and a half years). He is fighting extradition to the US, which accuses him of fundraising for Chechen and Afghan insurgents on the internet. In November 2011, over 140,000 signed an official government e-petition in support of his case, which led to two Parliamentary debates on the issue.

The judgment notes that the case of Babar Ahmad is exceptional for a number of reasons (1), including the fact that he has not been charged with any offence in the UK (2) and the admission made by the Metropolitan Police that he was assaulted on his arrest. Mr Justice Singh makes an important finding that the unusual combination of factors in this case are such that not only was the decision to refuse permission to the BBC to film an interview with Mr Ahmad wrong, but that an interview has to be allowed: “More than that, in our view, the claimants’ rights in article 10 require that departure in the exceptional circumstances of this case, and the Secretary of State has not been able to justify denying those rights on the facts of this case.” (para 81

In finding that the Justice Secretary’s decision had breached Article 10, Mr Justice Singh also noted that the interests being served by the BBC extended beyond their own and those of Mr Ahmad and encompassed the right of the general public: “The importance of the rights in article 10 is that, in principle, the public should be able to engage in such debates and be as fully informed as possible and make their own minds up to be properly informed”. (para 96) (3).

Ashfaq Ahmad, father of Babar Ahmad, said: “My son, Babar Ahmad, has been held in prison without charge for over seven years. I am pleased that the High Court has ruled that there is exceptional public interest in Babar’s case and said that the BBC should be allowed to film him in prison. Other people facing extradition to the US, such as the NatWest three and Gary McKinnon, have been allowed full access to the media to tell the public the truth about their ordeals and our flawed extradition laws. I urge Mr Clarke to listen to the public and not to appeal this decision. After all, what has the Government to fear from what Babar has to say?”

Simon Creighton of Bhatt Murphy solicitors, who represented Babar Ahmad as an interested party in the proceedings said: “My client is delighted that the court has recognised the right of freedom of speech also encompasses the right of the general public to be properly informed. Mr Ahmad has not been charged with any crime in this country but has spent the best part of a decade in prison. There is simply no justification for preventing the BBC from speaking to him about his experiences.”
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Talks will now take place as to how and when the interview will take place and be filmed.

More on the story here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16512907
http://news.uk.msn.com/bbc-wins-inmate-interview-ruling
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap...ly2KMw?docId=9c777ebc5cfa4bb58be966f10116f691
 
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I know a sister whose been held in the u.s for a about 2 years without being put on trial, I know how much her family goes through daily, and its been 2 years.
I can't even imagine how much his family is going through.. or him.
May Allah give him patience and make his Iman stronger.
Im going to spread awareness for this Inshallah and may muslims everywhere stand up against this injustice
 
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Insha Allah our brother is staying strong in the face of adversity.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam warned: [/FONT]

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Narrated Abu Ma'bad, that the Prophet said, "... and be afraid of the curse of an oppressed person because there is no screen between his invocation and Allah." Sahih Bukhari: Volume 2, Book 24, Number 573.


It there any way to write to him or his family? I was thinking we can show our support by sending him duas and reminders [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Insha Allah.

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You can write to Babar directly at the address:

Babar Ahmad A9385AG
Detainee Unit
HMP Long Lartin
South Littleton
Evesham
WR11 8TZ
UK


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Imagine being in his shoes. Let's fulfil our duty to Allah and our brother in Islam today and write to him a few words of comfort, hadith, verses and duaas : )




P.S. Sisters should not write their names. The letters should not indiciate you are a female in any way. Jazakumullahu khayr.
 
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