Banned sheikh wins detention case

30 September 2011 Last updated at 11:20 ET

A Palestinian activist is entitled to damages after being unlawfully detained by Home Secretary Theresa May, the High Court has ruled.

The Home Office launched an investigation into how Sheikh Raed Salah entered the UK earlier this year, despite an apparent ban.

But the activist said he had “no knowledge” of the ban and had not concealed his identity.

Mrs May ordered the activist’s detention, but was overruled by judges.

Sheikh Salah, an Israeli citizen, is the leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel – but critics say he is anti-Semitic.

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