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Wanted man: Cerie Bullivant |
Wanted terror suspect bailed eight times by JP
Man hunted by police could not be held by magistrate
A TERROR suspect whose disappearance while under control orders has thrown the Home Office into disarray appeared eight times at a Westminster court for breach of the orders.
The Met has launched a manhunt for Cerie Bullivant, a 24-year-old Briton who absconded on Tuesday from house arrest conditions imposed because of ‘solid intelligence’ that he planned terrorist attacks abroad.
But Bullivant, whose address remains secret, appeared eight times before Westminster Magistrates at Horseferry Road on charges of breaching his control order between late 2006 and March 2007 – and each time he was allowed to remain on bail. On one occasion the magistrate in the case was prompted to ask why bail should be granted if he was considered a serious risk.
In February, in one of his last appearances before he was referred to the Old Bailey for the charge, prosecutors told magistrate Tim Workman JP that Bullivant, referred to as ‘AG’ throughout the case, admitted to not living at the address at which he was registered after police found none of his possessions there.
Mr Workman asked: “Is there still a fear that he may breach?” before commenting: “If you are saying there is still a risk he may not surrender, I should not be granting bail.”
Bullivant’s case was remanded until March 15, when it was referred to the Old Bailey in April. The Old Bailey yesterday (Thursday) could not confirm whether the hearing had gone ahead.
The Home Office refused to comment yesterday. A Home Office press official refused to confirm or deny that Bullivant had a track record of absconding and said: “We don’t usually confirm any details about control orders.”
Bullivant, and brothers Lamine and Ibrahim Adam, who all lived in London, remained on the run yesterday.
Mr Reid told Parliament yesterday that they were not considered a threat to the public in the UK but had been placed under control orders because they were suspected of wanting to travel abroad for terror-related reasons.
The Met head of Counter Terrorism, Dep Ass Commissioner Peter Clarke, said: “I am asking members of public who actually see these men not to approach them, but to call 999 immediately.” |
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