Alexanda Amon Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh, are being held by US forces in IraqThe UK will be allowed to send evidence on the Islamic State “Beatles” duo to the FBI, paving the way for a US trial of the alleged hostage takers. The Supreme Court this morning removed a block on the Home Office sending witness statements and intelligence related to Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh. It came after Donald Trump administration gave an assurance it would not seek the death penalty in the case of the two British jihadists, who are accused of being part of the notorious Isis murder cell. British authorities had been bound by a Supreme Court ruling which prevented the evidence handover, after a case brought by Elsheikh’s mother. In March the Supreme Court ruled that Sajid Javid, the former home secretary,

Source: The Times August 26, 2020 11:03 UTC