Apology Call Over 'Terror 12'
By GUY PATRICK | April 23, 2009
THE last of 12 suspects held over an alleged Easter bomb plot were freed without charge yesterday.
Their release came as Mohammed Ayub — lawyer to three of the men — said the men should receive an “unreserved apology”.
He said: “Our clients have no criminal history and were here lawfully.
“Our clients are neither extremists nor terrorists.”
All the men have been transferred to the UK Borders Agency — and 11 face deportation back to their native Pakistan.
Opposition politicians called the release an “embarrassment” to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.
Police swooped on them two weeks ago after ex-terror chief Bob Quick was pictured carrying documents about the raids.
The Muslim Council of Britain accused Gordon Brown of “dishonourable” behaviour for saying the authorities were investigating a major terror plot.