London bombing suspect convicted of Casablanca bombings; Britain declined extradition

GeoBandy has been tracking information about one of the names that has surfaced in connection with the London terrorist bombings, Mohammad al-Garbuzi. Some disturbing facts are coming to light.

Yesterday I linked to a news article that quoted French sources as stating that Mohammad al-Garbuzi, sought by investigators in the London bombings, had been convicted in absentia in Morocco and sentenced to 20 years in the Casablanca bombings that killed 44 people. Today, the Sunday Times U.K. confirms these facts, and has further information. Apparently, Garbuzi is also wanted by Spanish authorities in connection with the Madrid bombings:

From the first, people have speculated about similarities between the Madrid and London attacks. Could Garbuzi be the link?

Even more disturbing though, is that, as stated in GeoBandy's first post on the subject, French authorities have revealed that Morocco requested extradition of Garbuzi after his conviction for the Casablanca bombings, but Britain failed to turn him over.

If, and at this point, it's still a big "if", Garbuzi is responsible for the London bombings and could have been safely tucked away in a Moroccan prison instead of walking around free in Britain, continuing his terrorist activities, the British government is going to have some explaining to do.