article_snippet.sent: al-Sibai bank accounts and assets are subject to freezing orders by the United Nations, the UK Treasury and US Treasury.
article_snippet.sent: al-Sibai was accused of having 'provided material support to al-Qaeda and conspired to commit terrorist acts' in court last year - which al-Sibai denied.
article_snippet.sent: Last year, al-Sibai went to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg in a bid to get al-Sibai status as an al-Qaeda affiliate overturned as well as and allow al-Sibai access to bank accounts.
article_snippet.sent: But despite being identified as an affiliate of al-Qaeda, al-Sibai has blocked government attempts to deport al-Sibai for more than 15 years - citing al-Sibai human rights.
article_snippet.sent: When al-Sibai first claimed asylum in 1994, al-Sibai told officials al-Sibai had been tortured in Egypt after acting as a lawyer for Islamist groups and was linked to the opposition Muslim Brotherhood.
article_snippet.sent: al-Sibai was denied on national security grounds, and was jailed in 1998 pending deportation.
article_snippet.sent: But as officials were unable to obtain the necessary assurances to guarantee al-Sibai safety, human rights laws mean suspects cannot be deported to countries where suspects are at risk.
article_snippet.sent: So, despite being added to the UN's al-Qaeda sanctions list ten years ago, al-Sibai has temporary leave to remain in the UK.
article_snippet.sent: The rent on al-Sibai home in Hammersmith, which is owned by a housing association and reportedly worth up to £1million, is paid by the taxpayer, according to The Telegraph.
article_snippet.sent: And while in the country, al-Sibai has regularly provoked outrage with al-Sibai extremist comments, notably describing the July 7 bombing as a 'great victory' for the terror organisation.