New evidence results in asylum being granted to interpreter who worked with UK and coalition forces for seven years after attempts to deport himThe domestic Office is reviewing its controversial policy of returning Afghan military interpreters to their domestic country after granting asylum to a former interpreter it initially tried to remove from the UK,according to lawyers involved in the case.
The 31-year-old interpreter, who had worked with UK and other coalition forces for seven years on the frontline in the battle against the Taliban, and is celebrating after being told by the domestic Office on Thursday that he has been granted leave to remain in the UK,despite government officials trying to force him onto a plane back to Afghanistan final April.
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Source: theguardian.com