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Abu Qatada 'will not be tortured'

A UK ministerial delegation has flown into Jordan to get assurance that evidence obtained through torture will not be used against Abu Qatada upon his return to Jordan.

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Meantime, a Jordanian minister has told the BBC that Abu Qatada would not be tortured or mistreated if he returned to stand trial on terrorism charges.

Qatada was released from a top security prison under strict bail conditions as he awaits deportation.

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He has not been convicted of any offence in the UK but is seen as a threat to national security.


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