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Abu Qatada: attorney general says government must follow rule of law
Dominic Grieve voices concern over the radical cleric’s release on bail, but says people cannot be held without trial indefinitelyThe attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has voiced his concern over a decision to release the radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada on bail but added that courts could not allow people to be held in indefinite detention without trial. The government was bound by the rule of law, its chief legal officer told the BBC after the special immigration appeals commission (Siac) ruled on Monday that Qatada should be freed on strict bail conditions after six and a half years’ detention despite the Home Office saying he continued to pose a risk to national security.