UK: Airline pilot cleared of role in 9/11
Jean Bremer | 25.04.2010 12:30 | Guantánamo | Analysis | Globalisation | Terror War | Cambridge | Oxford
Airline pilot cleared of role in 9/11 after 'nine years of hell' ....... Lotfi Raissi eligible for up to £2m compensation after wrongful imprisonment and damage to health
The pilot falsely accused of training the hijackers responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks has won his almost decade-long miscarriage of justice battle. Lotfi Raissi, an Algerian living in Britain who lost his career as an airline pilot, suffered wrongful imprisonment and damage to his health, will now be eligible for up to £2m compensation.
The pilot falsely accused of training the hijackers responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks has won his almost decade-long miscarriage of justice battle. Lotfi Raissi, an Algerian living in Britain who lost his career as an airline pilot, suffered wrongful imprisonment and damage to his health, will now be eligible for up to £2m compensation.
Pilot Lotfi Raissi
Raissi became the first person to be accused of participating in the 2001 attack in New York and Washington. He was held for five months in Belmarsh high security prison in London and told he would be charged with conspiracy and murder in the US where he could face the death penalty.
Today he described the last nine years as "hell" but said he was delighted with the decision by Jack Straw, the justice secretary. "I have suffered such a great injustice, I'm grateful for this verdict. They took almost 10 years of my life and now I'm starting to breathe again." ... MORE:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/apr/23/airline-pilot-cleared-9-11-lotfi-raissi ......... A judge threw the case out in 2002 and said there was no evidence against him. Since then, Raissi has sought an apology. In 2008, in a judgment that exonerated him, three court of appeal judges condemned the Met and the CPS for abusing the court process, presenting false allegations and not disclosing evidence.
Today, a Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "After careful consideration of all the relevant material available to him, the justice secretary, Jack Straw, has notified Mr Raissi that he is eligible for eligible for compensation." http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/apr/23/airline-pilot-cleared-9-11-lotfi-raissi
Picture: 9/11 .... Airline pilot Lotfi Raissi outside the high court in 2008 ...... http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/4/23/1272046803210/Lotfi-Raissi-001.jpg
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Today he described the last nine years as "hell" but said he was delighted with the decision by Jack Straw, the justice secretary. "I have suffered such a great injustice, I'm grateful for this verdict. They took almost 10 years of my life and now I'm starting to breathe again." ... MORE:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/apr/23/airline-pilot-cleared-9-11-lotfi-raissi ......... A judge threw the case out in 2002 and said there was no evidence against him. Since then, Raissi has sought an apology. In 2008, in a judgment that exonerated him, three court of appeal judges condemned the Met and the CPS for abusing the court process, presenting false allegations and not disclosing evidence. Today, a Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "After careful consideration of all the relevant material available to him, the justice secretary, Jack Straw, has notified Mr Raissi that he is eligible for eligible for compensation."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/apr/23/airline-pilot-cleared-9-11-lotfi-raissi Picture: 9/11 .... Airline pilot Lotfi Raissi outside the high court in 2008 ......
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/4/23/1272046803210/Lotfi-Raissi-001.jpg 
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How Much Is a Kunduz Victim Worth? ...... The German Defence Ministry may break off negotiations with lawyers after they demanded €7 million for the families of victims of a September 2009 bombardment that killed scores of Afghan civilians near Kunduz. ........ Ministry calls lawyers' demands for Kunduz bombing victims unrealistic .......
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20100315-25895.html
Jean Bremer