and American captives in Syria after Supreme Court ends block on UK sharing vital evidence with America
By Mark Duell and Dan Sales For Mailonline13:30 BST 26 Aug 2020 , updated 18:23 BST 26 Aug 2020
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Alexanda Kotey, 36, and El-Shafee El-Sheikh, 32, were allegedly in terror cell
'Beatles' were behind beheading of two British aid workers and two journalists
Supreme Court today lifted order that stopped UK sending evidence to US
El-Sheikh's mother had challenged initial decision to share information in case
The ISIS 'Beatles' will finally face trial in the US over the beheading of British and American captives in Syria after the Supreme Court in London lifted a court order that stopped the UK sharing vital evidence with America.
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Alexanda Kotey, 36, and El-Shafee El-Sheikh, 32, are accused of being members of the terror cell named after the Liverpudlian band by their captives which was behind the beheading of two British aid workers and two US journalists.
But the Supreme Court in London this morning lifted an order that meant the Home Office and UK Government could not send evidence over to the US - meaning the duo could now spend the rest of their lives in a maximum security prison in America.
The court's initial judgement on data protection had said providing evidence for criminal proceedings where they could be executed breached their human rights.El-Shafee El-Sheikh (left), 32, and Alexanda Kotey (right), 36, were members of the 'Beatles' terror cell which was behind the beheading of two British aid workers and two US journalists
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The court had ruled after El-Sheikh's mother Maha Elgizouli challenged the then home secretary Savid Javid's initial decision to share the information in the case.
She believes her son should face justice but that any trial should take place in the UK, but the new development means Britain can now share information with the US.
Prosecutors in the US initially planned to seek Kotey and El-Sheikh's execution - and the British government want the pair prosecuted in the US, where it is thought there is a more realistic chance of prosecution than in UK.
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