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A civil servant who has praised the mentor of Osama bin Laden is advising the Crown Prosecution Service on Islamic extremism.
Azad Ali, who was suspended from his job at the Treasury over controversial comments he made on his internet blog, is now on a panel advising the CPS on incitement to racial and religious hatred.
Ali, a government IT worker, is acting as an unpaid member of a "community involvement panel" which is chaired by the CPS head of counter terrorism. He is representing the Muslim Safety Forum, a group of Muslim organisations that advise the Metropolitan Police.