Unlike most of his fellow suspects, who have now been charged, Mr Bakr was released last Wednesday after a week in custody.
He did not take kindly to his temporary confinement. Offered the prime slot on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he informed the country that Britain was a "police state for Muslims".
In a police state one does not normally get the opportunity to air one's grievances on the nation's flagship news programme.
In the average police state, of which there are depressingly many in the Muslim world (think of Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia) one is lucky to be released at all, especially without suffering torture or savage mistreatment.
As for mounting a media protest, since police states manage without a free press, that is not an option.
The very fact that Mr Bakr was able to speak out exposes the falsity of his complaint.
Worryingly, Mr Bakr is not alone in his warped view of the world and his failure to appreciate that despite the severe threat posed by Islamic terrorism, Britain continues to apply the rule of law.
A survey last month found that one in eight young Muslims admired terrorist groups such as al-Qa'eda.
Mr Bakr's ludicrous outburst is another nail in the coffin of multiculturalism. To contain the home-grown terrorist menace we will have to bring young Muslims into the mainstream of our society.
