Man arrested at airport with £69m in cheques freed on bail
13.01.08
A man facing trial for possessing forged cheques and bankers' drafts totalling £69m who was attempting to fly out from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Egypt was freed on bail on Friday. In court his lawyer said he was not a terrorist and was not seeking to fund terrorism.
As previously reported, Omar Mohammed, a 49 year old businessman from Middlesbrough, was arrested last year at Durham Tees Valley Airport whilst on his way to Egypt. The Jordanian father-of-three, who has an English wife, was freed after spending 3 months in prison on remand after Teesside Crown Court prosecutor Shaun Dodds said that there was no objection to his release.
Mr. Mohammed's barrister, Tom Mitchell, told the court that he was not a terrorist and has no terrorist connections. Mr Mitchell said the absence of tight security in the courtroom confirmed the statement he made on behalf of his client.
Judge Peter Armstrong granted bail with conditions that Mr. Mohammed must live at his current home, be under a curfew with electronic tagging between 21:00 and 07:00, report daily to Middlesbrough police station, surrender his passport and must not apply for any travel documents to leave the country.
Mr. Mohammed of Manor Wood, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, denies possessing an article for use in fraud on October 12, namely false cheques and false banker's drafts and a false bank guarantee.
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