Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg has walked out of Belmarsh prison in south-east London after the Crown Prosecution Service dropped a string of terrorist charges linked to the civil war in Syria.
The prosecution barrister in the Moazzam Begg case said recently obtained evidence meant there was "no longer a realistic prospect of conviction".
Speaking at a pre-trial review today, Christopher Hehir said the Crown Prosecution had previously been "satisfied here was sufficient evidence to afford prosecution".
However he said prosecutors had "recently become aware of relevant material" that meant they would not be proceeding to trial.
Mr Begg had been set to stand trial on Monday accused of seven terror-related offences, including attending a training camp in Syria.
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