'Terror suspect' wins freedom bid

A Moroccan man accused of being linked to the 11 September US attacks has won his High Court bid for freedom.

Lawyers for Farid Hilali, 36, who was first arrested in the UK in 2003, were granted a writ of habeas corpus to obtain his release. He was awaiting extradition to Spain on charges of conspiracy to murder.

Lady Justice Smith and Mr Justice Irwin ruled that his incarceration under a European arrest warrant was arbitrary and unjustified.

However, Mr Hilali will not be freed until a decision has been made by law lords about whether or not they will hear the case.

The charges were based on accusations that he was party to a conspiracy in Spain linked to and supportive of the 9/11 attacks on the US.
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