Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg today had seven terror charges connected with the civil war in Syria dropped at the Old Bailey. Appearing via video link, Begg spoke only to confirm his name and showed no emotion as the prosecutor offered no evidence, following a review of the case. Mr Justice Wilkie formally acquitted him of all charges. The outspoken British-Pakistani director of Muslim human rights group CAGE had been remanded in custody in Belmash prison since being arrested in March, suspected of attending a terrorist training camp during a visit to Syria from October 2012 until the following...
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