Terror suspect is freed
13 April 2012
The terror suspect known as "C" has been freed after being interned under the Government's anti-terror legislation for more than three years, Home Office sources said today.
It was understood that Home Secretary Charles Clarke would explain his decision in a statement to MPs later today.
Egyptian national C was detained in December 2001.
In October 2003 the Special Immigration Appeals Commission - the independent panel which hears appeals from foreign terror suspects detained under the emergency laws - concluded the Government had "reasonable grounds" to suspect C had a "senior leadership role in the Egyptian Islamic Jihad in the United Kingdom".
It was understood he was freed earlier this week.
