In England laws instituted by the compassion crowd to assist those who cannot help themselves have become, in practice, just as nutty as ours are.
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He was convicted in his absence in Jordan of involvement with terror attacks in 1998, and of plotting to plant bombs during the Millennium-celebrations. Last week a judge freed the cleric on bail after ruling he would face an unfair trial if deported to Jordan. ** But the Special Immigration Appeals Commission imposed un-precedented conditions on his release, including a 22-hour curfew and wearing an electronic tag.
His name is Abu Qatada and he has a bad back.
The fanatical cleric, said to be Osama Bin Ladens ambassador in Europe, will get 150 a week of taxpayers cash after being released from jail last week. ** He was granted the incapacity benefit because his condition makes him unfit to work even though a curfew allows him out of his home for only two hours a day, meaning it would be almost impossible for him to get a job. ** Qatada left Long Lartin prison in Worcestershire after the Appeal Court blocked his deportation to Jordan. ** He is now living in an 800,000 four-bedroom Edwardian semi in a tree-lined street in West London. ** His wife has been claiming 45,000 a year in child benefit, income support, housing benefit and council tax credit for the past four years.