Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman: British Authorities

Abu Qatada Dept: Lawyers for Abu Qatada are asking an immigration tribunal to halt his extradition to Jordan, which British authorities have sought for a decade, according to Montreal Gazette. Abu Qatada, whose real name is Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman, has been convicted in absentia in Jordan over bomb plots and faces retrial if extradited and lONDON - Some of the evidence collected in Jordan against a radical Islamist accused of being a senior al-Qaida figure is weak, a British judge who is hearing his appeal against extradition said Wednesday. His lawyers say the 51-year-old Palestinian-born Jordanian could be tortured and would not get a fair trial in Jordan, where he faces terrorism charges. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.