I believe the latest Control Order served was on 10th January 2008 upon Respondent ‘AP’ who is Elias Girma Eyassu aka Jeffrey/Geoffrey Obwana/Obwona/Obonwa/Obwona (see case notes here: http://preview.tinyurl.com/dxzjjv )

Elias Girma Eyassu was present at the alleged ‘terror training camp’ in the Lake District in May 2004 where a number of the accused July 21st ‘bombers’ were present – all under Special Branch surveillance (Operation Ragstone, referred to in the JCdM inquest).

I believe that Control Orders are being used to hush up the machinations of the UK Secret Service/Special Branch complicity with/facilitation of terrorist plots, played out by hapless patsies.

Andy your work is greatly appreciated in Australia as we had two people in Gitmo who were not guilty of anything at all.
To put the Howard days in perspective look at this case:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/cth/HCA/2004/37.html?query=al%20kateb
Lifetime detention for people they knew were always entirely innocent.

After I replied to Marilyn, asking for permission to post her comments here, she replied:

Please do Andy, the more of the world who knows what we are up to the better as the media are still demonising Hicks here in Australia even though he didn’t do anything worse than spend over 5 years being tortured by the US.

The iniquitous control orders régime has been renewed for another year, one day before another control order is quashed as unjustified by the high court; and the government continues to demand the extension to 42 days of the maximum time allowed for s…

Lawyers for Bullivant, from Dagenham, Essex, had argued the accusations were “baseless”, and that he was the victim of an abuse of power. Bullivant said the order had taken him down to “the depths of despair”.

The quashed order was made last year and replaced the original ruling made in June 2006. The judge said that, on the material now available, he would not have upheld the first order either, but he was satisfied that the Home Secretary had reasonable grounds for suspicion and was justified in making it at the time. The judge was told that Jacqui Smith was not going to appeal against his ruling, and Mr Bullivant’s solicitor, Henry Miller, said he was now “absolutely a free man”.

Mr Bullivant said outside court that his marriage was wrecked by the control order and his mental health had suffered seriously. He now intends to take up the nursing course that, he said, he had to abandon because of the tough restrictions under the order. He said in a statement: “Since the imposition of the first control order in June 2006, I have been subjected to the most extreme pressures which have thrown my life into turmoil. As a direct result of the imposition of the order, my wife has left me and my family and friends have become deeply distressed. The Home Office’s own psychiatrist has confirmed that I am now suffering from severe depressive illness which was caused by the imposition of the control order. Although I am very happy that this order has now been lifted, this draconian process and legislation is still continuing to ruin the lives of others and their families.”

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/british+muslims+control+order+quashed/1628147

Hi Andy,
Our website al-istiqamah.com recently did an interview with Mouloud Sihali which concentrates on the psychological effects of control orders. You might find it of interest:
http://al-istiqamah.com/IF/Sihali1.htm
Best regards,
Al-istiqamah.com