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The BBC has apologised for revealing the Queen’s privately expressed concern over why Abu Hamza had not been arrested.
The BBC security correspondent, Frank Gardner claimed in a private conversation he had with the Queen several years ago, she had spoken of her frustration that Hamza was still at liberty and spreading messages of hatred. She had also revealed to discuss the issue with the Home Secretary of the time.
The decision was finally made to kick out ranting Hamza out yesterday after European judges rejected his appeal against deportation.
It is uncertain when the conversation took place but the hate cleric was arrested on charges under the Terrorism Act in late 2004.
But within hours of Mr. Gardner’s revelations, the BBC have sent a written apology to the Buckingham Palace for breaching the confidence of a private conversation.
It said that the comments made were “wholly inappropriate” and that Mr. Gardner “deeply regretted” the breach and was “extremely sorry”.
Former Home Secretaries contacted over the issue during the day have all said it would be inappropriate to discuss any private conversations they had had with the Queen.
The BBC said it quickly realised its error and issued the apology. A spokesman said it was not the result of any complaint from Buckingham Palace.
Abu Hamza, 54, is in London’s Belmarsh Prison. He was jailed for seven years in 2006 for soliciting to murder and inciting racial hatred.
In the States, he faces 11 charges related to the taking of 16 hostages in Yemen in 1998, advocating violent jihad in Afghanistan in 2001 and conspiring to establish a jihad training camp in Bly, Oregon.
His four companions are accused to be involved with Osama bin Laden in the bombing of U.S. embassies. All five could get life sentences in America.
British Muslim firebrand, Anjem Choudary has stated the Government was “playing politics with someone’s life, and added: “They will probably be tortured.”
But Shadow immigration minister, Chris Bryant said: “These dangerous men have remained on British soil too long, and I am glad that they will finally face deportation from our shores.”
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