LONDON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Radical cleric Abu Qatada, who faces terrorism charges in Jordan, will be released on bail after six years in a British prison, officials said.
Under terms of his release, Qatada, who has been called "extremely dangerous" by British officials, would be under a 22-hour curfew with permission to leave the property where he stays for no more than two 1-hour periods. He will also have a personal electronic monitoring device and won't be permitted to have a cellphone or Internet access.
Officials said Qatada is a threat to British national security, even though he was never charged with a crime in Britain, the BBC reported Monday.
The report said government officials didn't indicate when Qatada would be released from Long Lartin prison.
A British judge ruled last week that Qatada's six-year detention should end. The judge's ruling came after the European Court of Human Rights blocked Qatada's deportation on grounds that Jordan may use coerced evidence against him.
Britain and Jordan previously agreed that the cleric would not be tortured if he were deported.
Last week, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Jordan's King Abdullah agreed to work on finding a solution to the matter.
"They agreed on the importance of finding an effective solution to this case, in the interests of both Britain and Jordan," a spokesman for Cameron's office said.
Human rights organizations said if Qatada were to be prosecuted it should be in Britain because of doubts about whether he would receive a fair trial in Jordan.
