The European Court for Human Rights has declared the admissions of international terrorists from the UK partly admissible.
The terrorists are detained in the UK and pending extradition to the U.S.
Between 2004 and 2006 all four applicants were indicted on various terrorism charges in the United States of America.
On the basis of various indictments, the US Government requested each applicant’s extradition from the United Kingdom.
As a result, all four applicants were arrested in the UK and placed in detention pending extradition.
They then contested their extradition in separate proceedings in the English courts, without success, their requests for leave to appeal to the House of Lords ultimately being rejected in 2007 and 2008.
The applicants alleged in particular that, despite the diplomatic assurances provided by the United States, they were at risk, if extradited, of being subjected to an unfair trial.
(Source: ECHR)
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