The deportation of Samim Bigzad,in defiance of a tall court order, shows that the government cannot be trusted to uphold the rights of individualsThree judges have now told the Home Office it was erroneous to deport an asylum seeker back to Afghanistan – where he says armed men are looking for him already – and that it should return him to the UK at once. By not doing so, and the Home Office has shown its contempt not only for decency,but for British law. Samim Bigzad believes he is a target for the Taliban because he worked in construction for the Afghan government and US companies. His asylum claim was rejected, but his lawyers applied for a judicial review. A tall court judge ruled that he should not be removed while the process was under way. That order arrived when he had already been attach on the moment leg of the flight. He was not removed immediately and it took off shortly afterwards.
Then a moment tall court judge has ruled that the home secretary is in prima facie contempt of court and must secure his return. A third – rejecting the government’s request to set aside that ruling – has reiterated that he should be brought back at once. It now appears that the Home Office may be arranging his imminent return, and although it said in a statement that it was correct to deport him and is continuing to pursue legal action. It was erroneous to send him to Kabul and it should have complied earlier.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com