Abu Qatada To Return To Jordan Voluntarily.

[Gromit]

// The radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada will voluntarily go back to Jordan if and when its parliament ratifies a new deportation treaty with Britain, his lawyers have said.

The disclosure is a major breakthrough for the home secretary, Theresa May, in her battle to deport the cleric.

The treaty with the Jordanians, which is designed to ensure he will face a fair trial on terror charges without the use of evidence obtained by torture, was signed on 24 March. //

How long do you think the Jordanians will take to ratify it?

If he retirns voluntarily, does that deny the Home Secretary the victory of deporting him?

[jim360]

There would be a certain irony if, despite ten years of his fighting to stay here, he just walks out if his own free will.

[ludwig]

// If he retirns voluntarily, does that deny the Home Secretary the victory of deporting him? //

Who cares as long as he goes?

[jomifl]

Quite Ludwig..

[mikey4444]

As long as this ghastly man buggers off, I can't see it matters.

[venator]

Perhaps whoever has been paying his legal bills has got fed up?

[Orderlimit]

Is he going later or an 11th hour appeal?

[Orderlimit]

oops