"Valentine Harverye, a Zimbabwean national, was jailed for five and a half years for grievous bodily harm after he “mutilated” and “humiliated” his 34 year-old victim, whom he scarred for life. The Home Office tried to deport him under rules which say that any foreigner jailed for more than 12 months should be subject to automatic deportation but the 22 year-old brought a human rights appeal, and won. Immigration judges ruled that Harverye could face “ill-treatment” if he was sent back to Zimbabwe, which would breach Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Priti Patel, a Conservative MP, said: “This is a shocking case and a dreadful example of how the courts have once again disregarded the rights of the victim over the rights of an appalling criminal. “The sooner we can reform human rights legislation and get some sanity back into the law, the better. “We all know the problems with the ‘right to family life’ that the Government has pledged to address. But we need to look at all aspects of human rights legislation. “There are a core of offenders who have done their utmost to challenge the Government on human rights grounds and that needs to change.” telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/10291983/Criminal-who-burned-womans-face-can-stay-in-Britain-because-of-his-human-rights.html
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