article_snippet: he and Abu Hamza fought extradition for several years and was held at Broadmoor Hospital before being sent to the US last October.
article_snippet: In January  the European Court of Human Rights dismissed a case he and Abu Hamza brought against the British Government arguing that he and Abu Hamza extradition rested on inadequate assurances from US officials about he and Abu Hamza treatment.
article_snippet: he and Abu Hamza lawyers claimed that his extradition rested on inadequate assurances from US officials about his treatment had breached Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
article_snippet: In their ruling at the time, ECHR judges said: 'In light of the specific assurances and additional information received from the British Government, and the careful examination of the case by the High Court in the United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights found that the European Court of Human Rights could not be said that there was a real risk that Aswat (background) would be subjected to treatment contrary to Article 3 if extradited. '