Algerian pilot linked to 9/11 can claim compensation
Published Date:
14 February 2008
LOTFI RAISSI, the Algerian wrongly accused of training pilots involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, should be allowed to claim compensation, the Court of Appeal ruled today.
Mr Raissi, a pilot, was arrested at his home under the Terrorism Act in September 2001, ten days after the World Trade Centre atrocity.
He was released after seven days but re-arrested under an extradition warrant issued at the request of the US government.
He remained in jail for four-and-a-half months, when he was granted bail despite objections from the Crown Prosecution Service which was representing the US. Mr Raissi, 33, was finally released after no evidence was put before a court to support the terrorism allegations.
Lord Justice Hooper, giving the judgement of the Court of Appeal today, said: "He considers that, unless he receives a public acknowledgement that he is not a terrorist, he will be unable to get his life back together again."
The full article contains 170 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
14 February 2008 1:22 PM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
International terrorism
