Hate preacher Abu Hamza must not be allowed back into UK despite his Covid fears in US jail, ex-anti-terror chief warns
A TOP former anti-terror chief has warned hook-handed hate preacher Abu Hamza must never be allowed back into Britain.
The Sun told earlier this week how the radical cleric, 62, was begging for release from a US supermax jail because he fears he could die from Covid.
It comes just weeks after we revealed how fellow fanatic Adel Abdel-Bary, 60, had jetted back into the UK after being granted early “mercy release” from a US prison on similar grounds.
But Sir Ivor Roberts, the Foreign Office’s former head of counter-terrorism, last night said a return for Hamza would be the “last thing” UK cops and spooks would need.
And writing exclusively for The Sun, Sir Ivor said President Biden’s new government must “tell him to abandon all hope” of ever going free.
Egyptian-born Hamza wrought havoc in Britain over decades, whipping up his followers with his evil rants.
His vile network spread its evil doctrine through cities and towns, creating a web of hate.
But he was finally booted out in 2012 alongside Abdel-Bary, and is now held at the top security ADX Florence facility in Colorado.
Diabetic Hamza has since whined that his disabilities would be a “death sentence” if he contracted the virus.
In a letter from his cell, he added he could suffer “brain damage, failure of organs and amputation to more limbs”.
Infamous inmates of ADX Florence
TERRORISTS , gangsters, drug barons and spies are among the infamous inmates of ADX Florence.
Abu Hamza – Notorious hate preacher who masterminded kidnappings and set up a terrorist training camp in the US.
El Chapo – One of the world’s most infamous drug lords, former boss of Mexico’s powerful and dangerous Sinaloa Cartel.
Richard Reid – “The Shoe Bomber” is serving three life sentences for attempting to blow up a plane from Paris to Miami.
Zacarias Moussaoui – Serving six life sentences for his role in the September 11 attacks. Helped the terrorists obtain money and flight lessons.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev – Killed three people when he planted a pressure cooker bomb at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Theodore Kaczynski – The Unabomber carried out 16 bombings from 1978 to 1995, killing three people. Serving eight life sentences.
Robert Hanssen – Passed classified information to the Soviet Union, betraying dozens of US agents which ended in some of their executions.
James Marcello – Mob boss from Chicago linked to at least 18 murders, racketeering, illegal gambling, loan sharking, bribery and extortion.
Dwight York – Leader of the Nuwaubian Nation black supremacist cult who was convicted for child molestation.
Mahmud Abouhalima – Handed a 240-year sentence for his role in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center