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Radical cleric Abu Qatada's deportation has been thrown into doubt after the European Court of Human Rights said it had received a last-minute appeal.Home Secretary Theresa May said the appeal was a "delaying tactic".
The appeal was lodged late last night, but Mrs May said she was "absolutely clear" that the deadline had expired. Link
Hopefully this will be easy to clear up but I also wonder who exactly launched the appeal and why the ECHR would still consider the appeal if a deadline has been passed.
If it's Qatada's lawyers, I hope they are not being paid otherwise it could be seen as a cynical attempt to access the public purse but equally, it could be someone hoping to discredit the ECHR or drive the UK to withdraw / demand to renegotiate the agreement
P.S. (I know we were originally involved in the drawing up of the principles PeteEU but that doesn't mean legislation and agreements can never be re-negotiated)