Urgent Alert: Show Your Support for Hussain Alsamamara at SIAC
18-06-2010
The Home Office are seeking to revoke the bail of Hussain Alsamamara a Jordanian held under virtual house arrest in London, at SIAC tomorrow.
Hussain Saleh Hussain Alsamamara (also known as ‘VV’) was filmed over the past six months by two independent film makers who then passed the material to the BBC’s Newsnight programme.
Hussain Alsamamara sought asylum in the UK in 2001, having faced detention and torture in his native Jordan. He was arrested by police and imprisoned in HMP Long Lartin in 2004, with the impending threat of deportation to Jordan. He has never seen the alleged evidence against him and denies any terrorist links. Alsamamra has a genuine fear that he will face torture on his return to Jordan. He was later released under strict bail conditions. Hussain is tagged and must remain in the small accommodation for 18 hours a day, only being allowed out for a few hours within a boundary of a few miles. All visitors must be approved, no internet is allowed in the house, and he is subject to daily monitoring and required to report to the police daily. His wife and two children, he says, are “prisoners with me in the house”, having a devastating impact on their mental health and wellbeing.
After years under the harsh bail regime, Hussain decided to break the strict conditions by speaking out about the difficulties that he and his family face under virtual house arrest.
As a result the Home Office are seeking his return to prison, as the documentary interview was a breach of his bail conditions.
Please attend SIAC tomorrow, Friday 18th June, at 9:30am to show your support for Hussain:
SIAC (Special Immigration Appeals Commission)
15 Bream’s Buildings
Off Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1DZ
To watch Hussain’s interview on Newsnight: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8744606.stm
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