Analysis: Does the UK have double standards in its extradition treaty? 25.09.13
64 views · Published 22 October 2014 · 24:04 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: Islam Channel · 2014 · News & Politics
On Saturday 5th October, family and friends of Talha Ahsan held a vigil outside parliament to mark one year since his extradition to the US, after spending six years in a high security prison in the UK. Talha Ahsan was extradited to the US together with Abu Hamza, Babar Ahmad, Adel Abdul Bary and Khaled al-Fawwaz. Out of these five Talha Ahsan's case is amongst the most controversial. Talha Ahsan suffers from Asperger syndrome, a form of autism, and is one of the longest detained-without-charge British citizens in the modern history. Over the years a campaign has mounted demanding justice for Talha and a change to the 2003 UK--US extradition act. Joining host Jonathan Steele to discuss this is Hamja Ahsan, Talha's brother, Bill Bowring, Professor of Law at Birkbeck University and on the phone is Victoria Brittain, campaigning journalist and former associate foreign editor of the Guardian.
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