A German swimmer has broken the world record for crossing the English Channel
Posted in General on 21. Sep, 2010
A German swimmer has broken the world record for crossing the English Channel. MONDAY 1 AUGUST Italian police say British police told them on 26 July that a 21 July suspect had left the country. Italian investigators say Hussain Osman has no links with international terrorist organisations. Hussain Osman’s lawyer, Antonietta Sonnessa, says that he was trying to show Britons “how difficult life is in countries where war is a daily event” and had no intention of blowing up the Tube. Police trace mobile calls to his brother, Remzi Isaac, who was also detained, and his father in Brescia Italian authorities say he was an Ethiopian, not a Somali SUNDAY 31 Fati, a second brother, is arrested in Brescia. FRIDAY 29 Mr Osman is arrested in Rome, suspected of trying to bomb the Tube near Shepherd’s Bush He is in at his brother’s flat Police believe all four of 21 July suspects are in custody SATURDAY 30 Mr Osman faces extradition hearing in Rome. He is tracked across Europe by surveillance that records conversations He calls Saudi Arabia.
Osman dumps his British SIM card and replaces it with an Italian one Italian police tune in to it. British police tune in to his mobile, which had made calls to Italy, and tell Italian police. THURSDAY 28 and WEDNESDAY 27 He travels to Rome via Paris, Milan and Bologna. Countdown to arrest TUESDAY 26 JULY Mr Osman leaves Britain on a Eurostar from Waterloo Technological efforts to track him begin. “He dressed like a rapper in baggy trousers and basketball T-shirts.
An ex-girlfriend of Mr Osman has said that he was an ardent admirer of American culture, a big fan of hip-hop and liked dressing like a rapper and drinking beer on dates. However, since the Italian authorities are known to be keen to co-operate with Britain’s request, it could be that any domestic charges could simply be dropped to let the extradition take place. Mr Osman’s lawyer confirmed that her client had asked not to be extradited to Britain, preferring to remain in Italy, where he lived during the 1990s. Domestic proceedings could be issued against Mr Osman in Italy, and they would normally take precedence over extradition. A trial could take a year or more to reach court although, under the new arrangement, Mr Osman would be returned to Britain once proceedings were completed and not, as previously thought, at the end of any sentence.