The U . S . extradition warrant alleges that el-Sirri, 39, sent money to Afghanistan in May 2001, " knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect that the money would or may be used for the purpose of terrorism within the jurisdiction of the government of the U . S . A ."
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Few details of the case were revealed, but a police spokesman said the charge against both men is that they " on Friday, Dec . 27 at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, received money knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect that it would or might be used for the purposes of terrorism ."
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The international campaign is inspired by a declaration issued at the end of a meeting last year in Nyanga, Zimbabwe that calls on banks to open their books for inspection " when there is reasonable cause to suspect illegal activity " as well as " mandatory liquidation and repatriation of assets known to have been corruptly acquired ."
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The charge put to the three is that they " entered into, or became concerned in, an arrangement as a result of which money or other property was made available, or was to be made available to another, and knew or had reasonable cause to suspect, that it will or may be used for the purposes of terrorism ."
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A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said a U . S . warrant alleged that between May 6, 2001 and May 14 2001, el-Sirri provided money for Abdel-Rahman " knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect that the money would or may be used for the purpose of terrorism within the jurisdiction of the government of the U . S . A ."
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Simpson confirms that the power to detain for investigative purposes can only be exercised where there is " a constellation of objectively discernible facts which give the detaining officer reasonable cause to suspect that the detainee is criminally implicated in the activity under investigation . " This test was upheld and expanded upon by the Supreme Court of Canada in " R . v . Mann ".
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Gary Flood told London's Bow Street Magistrates Court Friday that in May 2001, el-Sirri arranged with Ahmed Abdel Sattar _ who also has been indicted in New York _ to send the money to Abdel-Rahman's son in Afghanistan and to a member of the Islamic Group, " knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect that the money would or may be used for the purpose of terrorism ."
