London ( CNN ) -- Lawyers for radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and four fellow suspects presented last-ditch arguments Tuesday against their extradition from Britain to the United States to face terrorism charges . Al-Masri , whose followers included the so-called `` shoe bomber '' Richard Reid and who once called al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden a `` hero , '' faces 11 charges in U.S. courts . Extradition ruling marks end of era for radical cleric . The charges include conspiracy in connection with a 1998 kidnapping of 16 Westerners in Yemen , and conspiring with others to establish an Islamic jihad training camp in rural Oregon in 1999 . He faces a potential life sentence if convicted . Last week , after almost a decade of legal battles , the European Human Rights Court ruled that the cleric and four other suspects could be sent to the United States . The men 's lawyers appealed the ruling . A two-judge panel at London 's High Court must now decide whether the defendants ' lawyers can show new and compelling reasons to stop the extradition . Lawyers for Adel Abdul Bary and Khaled Al-Fawwaz argued Tuesday that if they are extradited to the United States , their detention in super-maximum security prisons would breach their human rights under European law . The court was also told that new evidence from an al Qaeda informer weakened the case against Al-Fawwaz in relation to his alleged involvement in bomb attacks against U.S. embassies in East Africa in 1998 . The informer , L'Houssaine Kherchtou , made no mention of Al-Fawwaz 's name in an 800-page briefing document given to MI6 , Britain 's spy agency , the court heard . Kherchtou , a Moroccan , was an early member of al Qaeda who pleaded guilty in 2000 to his involvement in the East Africa bombings and gave evidence against co-defendants . In return , he entered a witness protection program . Lawyers for the United States argued , however , that there was a strong case against both Bary and Al-Fawwaz . This included the presence of Bary 's fingerprints on a claim of responsibility faxed before the bomb even went off , they said . The other suspects facing extradition to the United States are Syed Thala Ahsan and Babar Ahmad . Apart from al-Masri , none has been convicted of any offense . The lawyer representing al-Masri is expected to present his arguments against extradition on Wednesday , one of them being his client 's failing health . The judge will also question lawyers from London 's Metropolitan Police Service and Britain 's government-run Crown Prosecution Service . They are expected to face questions about why they passed key evidence straight to American authorities rather than pursuing prosecutions in the United Kingdom . Born in Egypt in 1958 , al-Masri traveled to Britain to study before gaining citizenship through marriage in the 1980s . A one-time nightclub bouncer in London 's Soho district , al-Masri -- also known as Mustafa Kamal Mustafa -- has said he lost both hands and one eye while fighting against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan . He often wore a hook in place of one hand . In 1997 , al-Masri became the imam of a north London mosque , where his hate-filled speeches attacking the West began to attract national attention and followers , including Reid , the so-called `` shoe bomber '' who attempted to blow up a Miami-bound passenger airplane three months after the September 11 , 2001 , terrorist attacks . Al-Masri has called the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center `` a towering day in history '' and described bin Laden as `` a good guy and a hero . '' He also described the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003 as `` punishment from Allah '' because the astronauts were Christian , Hindu and Jewish . The cleric is one of the highest-profile radical Islamic figures in Britain , where he was already sentenced to seven years for inciting racial hatred at his north London mosque and other terrorism-related charges . Last week 's decision , which was signed by seven judges from different European nations , followed a ruling this spring in which the same court likewise said that Hamza and the four other terror suspects could be extradited . The suspects would not get `` ill treatment '' in super-maximum security prisons if they are extradited to the United States and convicted in American courts , according to the European court 's decision last Monday . That ruling noted that conditions in such U.S. prisons are in some ways better for inmates than in Europe , given that they 'd have access to television , newspapers , social visits and hobby-related items . It acknowledged the prisoners might be confined to their cells most of the time , but said this was warranted given the charges they face . More : BBC apologizes to Queen Elizabeth over Abu Hamza . CNN 's Dan Rivers and Jonathan Wald contributed to this report .
NEW : This means the product will ship as received by the manufacturer, sealed, with all advertised components, and with the manufacturer warranty. NEW : Lawyers for the police and Crown Prosecution Service will also give evidence . Lawyers say their clients ' detention in U.S. prisons would violate their human rights . The latest hearing will determine if there is a compelling reason to halt extradition .