UK denied appeal in Algerian '9/11' case

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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23739363-23109,00.html

THE British government has lost its court battle against a ruling that allowed an Algerian pilot wrongly accused of training the "9/11" hijackers to claim compensation, his lawyer said overnight.

Ministers were refused leave to appeal to Britain's highest court over a lower court ruling on February 27 that Lotfi Raissi was entitled to seek damages for his wrongful arrest and imprisonment, said Jules Carey.

The decision means Mr Raissi, who is trained to fly Boeing 737 jets, could now see him paid millions of dollars in compensation for lost earnings, the lawyer said.

"Given the clear opinions expressed by the Court of Appeal, we would expect the Minister of Justice (Jack Straw) to finally grant the application for compensation," he said.

Mr Raissi, 33, said that Mr Straw "has no more appeals and no more excuses" and it was for the minister "to accept the decision of the court and to offer me the long awaited apology I have always asked for".

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