Dear All
Yesterday, I was blogging on the end of freedom of movement,
and that follows onto why we as the UK need a new immigration bill to fit in
with the country’s needs, Brexit was in part for many about the control of
immigration, that is and remains a legitimate position to adopt. Across Europe , the migrant crisis has been a disaster in so many
ways; it has changed the mindset of many people towards isolationism.
The EU gave us the European Convention on Human Rights, a note
worthy document which few could dispute in its general aims; however the
application of human rights has been fundamentally abused by some people to
circumvent justice. You can read story after story for multiple abuse that has
caused the British taxpayers millions of pounds as criminals use the
legislation to their own ends.
This case illustrates the point why we needed to leave the
EU, why we need full control of our own laws and why a new immigration bill is
necessary. Members of an Asian grooming gang are being given legal aid to fight
deportation. This case like so many cases involves Pakistani men who operated
as a grooming in Rochdale , these people
targeted young white children and systematically raped them, it was a vile
crime which shocked the nation. In order to attempt to avoid deportation back
to Pakistan ,
these criminals have used the law to invoke Article 8 of the European
Convention on Human Rights which safeguards the right to family life. As these
people have been put in prison, their Article 8 rights have been suspended by
the law, they may have the right to a family life but they can’t access it due
to being locked up.
This begs the question, why if there is an Article 8 right
is anyone in prison?
The get into jail card in this case is Article 8.2, ‘There
shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right
except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic
society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic
well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the
protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and
freedoms of others’.
In legal terms, this plainly means that the Asian grooming
gang can be deported back to Pakistan ,
as clearly the threshold of public safety as a benchmark has been reached. The
cost to the taxpayer to fund this abuse of the legal system has already topped more
than a £1million to unsuccessfully defend criminal charges.
It is clear that the new immigration must include measures
that any foreigner granted citizenship must maintain dual nationality by law if
granted permission to stay in this country, in the event of serious crime such
as rape, murder and other violent or serious offences after being convicted and
serving their sentences, there should be automatic deportation. People are
right to be outraged not just by the crimes of these men but by their moves to avoid
deportation.
I would have no hesitation in stripping them of their
British passports and send them back to Pakistan to send out the strongest
message possible. What is more disgusting about this case is that these men get
legal aid and Chris Gard and Connie Yates were denied any legal aid in their
case against Great Ormond Street
Hospital to take sick 11-month-old son
Charlie to the US
for experimental therapy.
Where’s the justice in that?
David Spencer, of the Centre For Crime Prevention
think-tank, said:
‘These men have been convicted of some truly abhorrent
offences and it beggars belief that they are now able to run up even bigger
taxpayer-funded bills making spurious appeals in an effort to extend their stay
in the UK. These men clearly pose a threat to public safety. If someone is born
overseas and commit such crimes in the UK , it is absolutely right that
their citizenship should be revoked.’
The people of the United Kingdom are very tolerant, we have
a great history of helping others in need, however we have seen many people
abuse that trust and in the case of Shabir Ahmed, 64, the ringleader of the
Rochdale child sex gang, Abdul Aziz, Adil Khan and Abdul Rauf, they should be
sent back to Pakistan.
In February, Britain ’s
most senior immigration judge Mr Justice McCloskey, president of the Upper
Immigration Tribunal, rejected the human rights grounds on which the men based
their appeals. But they have now been granted permission to continue their
fight at the Court of Appeal.
At times like this, we should be thankful that there is Article
8.2 and judges who understand the law and ultimately justice, it is the right
decision by Judge Mr Justice McCloskey and we should fully support this
important decision.
No one from a foreign country should have anything to fear
in this country if they obey the law and do not commit crime, they aren’t
expected to maintain a higher standard just the same standard that the rest of
us do as a matter of course.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
2 comments:
Put them on the first available airplane back to their own country and see how they fare abusing the kids in their country they would probably be hanged,but here in the UK we bend over backwards to give them legal aid,complete arseholes.
Hello George
This looks like a pc establishment desperate to avoid any accusation of racism.
It often seems to me like we live in a madhouse. I comfort myself with the thought that it has probably always been like this and, for a very long time, I have just been way too busy with other stuff to notice.
Happily, my window on this madhouse is laptop shaped and I know where the on / off switch lives.
Nil carborundum.
Auld Jock
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