Notorious one-eyed, one-handed cleric faces expulsion from mosque

FIREBRAND cleric Abu Hamza, who faces probable expulsion from the British mosque raided by police early yesterday, is one of the most controversial Muslim figures in Britain.

The Egyptian-born 45-year-old has made representations against the Charity Commission's threat to exclude him as an agent of the North London Central Mosque Trust for his inflammatory and highly political speeches at prayers.

The Commission will now spend the next fortnight deciding whether or not to remove him although Hamza intends to ignore any decision and continue preaching anyway.