Lawyers for Abu Hamza argued that he should not be extradited because he needs a brain scan.
They told the court he suffers from depression exacerbated by his “demonisation” by the British media, sleep deprivation
and memory loss which make him unfit to plead, as well as infections in his arm stumps.
The Sun newspaper had the headline “See ya hater”, as “ranting Hamza is finally booted out of Britain”.
“The bleak ‘supermax’ jail the US has in store is far harsher than anything Britain can dish up. It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. So long, Hooky. Send us a postcard,” it said.
Ahmad and Ahsan, both British nationals who are described as computer experts, are accused of operating websites supporting Chechen and Afghan insurgents.
Ahmad said in a statement read out by his family outside court that he had won a “moral victory” and was “leaving with my head held high.”
Fawwaz and Bary were both indicted by the US for alleged involvement in the bombing of two US embassies in east Africa in 1998 which killed hundreds.
They also allegedly ran Al-Qaeda’s media office in London in the 1990s.
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