UK fails to deport Al-Qaeda member linked to Paris attackers The UK is reportedly unsuccessfully struggling to deport a convicted Al-Qaeda fundraiser who has links to the Charlie Hebdo terrorists. The man is fighting off deportation to Algeria, his home country, because of his “right to family life.” Baghdad Meziane, 49, was convicted in 2003 for “entering into a funding arrangement for the purposes of terrorism” in the UK along with his friend Brahim Benmerzouga, the Telegraph reports. Benmerzouga was deported just after his release in 2009, while Meziane is still in the UK despite attempts to send him to Algeria. Meziane insists that the deportation would breach his right to a family life, as his two children were born in the UK. He has also stated he could be tortured upon his return to Algeria. The situation in which Meziane cannot be deported due to the Human Rights Act has caused indignation across the UK. It’s nonsense that people who are a threat to our society are able to use their human rights to avoid being sent back to their home country when it is clear they have no regard for the human rights of our citizens,” Justice Secretary Chris Grayling told the Telegraph. “That’s why it’s time to scrap Labour’s Human Rights Act, and put in place a completely new approach to human rights laws which means that this kind of thing can be stopped.” However, Home Office representatives assure they are continuing their efforts to deport Meziane, despite their fruitless attempts.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 19:27:54 +0000
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