UK immigration will not deport man that murdered 2 Doctors
January 25 2010 by Liam Clifford
Deportation of immigrant would be a breach of his human rights says immigration tribunal.
An immigrant from Iraq who launched an unprovoked attack on two NHS doctors in which both were stabbed to death will not be deported by UK immigration it has been confirmed
A immigration court has ruled that 41-year-old, Laith Alani, who has been certified as a paranoid schizophrenic would pose a significant risk to others in his country of origin.
The immigration hearing ruled that deportation would also be a contravention of the man’s human-rights. The government, responding to the backlash, has released a statement affirming that the courts ruling must be obeyed.
Alani who was 24 when he committed the crimes, has spent 19-years in a maximum-security hospital near Nottingham for the 1990 killings. He was detained for an indefinite period when jailed and claimed during his case that he was acting on the instructions of Allah.
UK immigration minister Phil Woolas said in a statement;
"The UK Border Agency vigorously opposes any appeal against deportation, but when the courts insist an individual cannot be removed, we have to accept their judgement."
Figures from the Home Office reveal that 5,400 foreign criminals were deported during the period of 2007-8.
Foreign nationals held in UK prisons are all now considered for deportation, by UK immigration, before the end of their sentence.
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