Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2024 15:59:33 GMT
The case of Rochdale grooming-gang ringleader Qari Abdul Rauf will outrage people across Britain – especially those who quite rightly believe in traditional notions of sovereignty and value respect for the rule of law.
Rauf, a former taxi driver and religious preacher, was ordered to be deported by a judge nearly nine years ago after being convicted in 2012 of sexual offences against children. This included rape and trafficking. Rauf was jailed for six years after being found guilty of conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children under the age of 16 years and trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation. He was released in November 2014 – after just two-and-a-half years in prison.
After a failed deportation appeal in 2022 (based on the claim that being deported to Pakistan would infringe on his human rights), immigration judges rejected yet another appeal from Rauf’s legal team in August 2023. In the 2022 ruling, the judges who heard the appeal at an immigration tribunal stated that there was a “very strong public interest” in Rauf being removed from the UK (along with fellow convicted child sex offender Adil Khan).
While his British citizenship has been revoked, the convicted child sex offender has claimed that he has renounced his Pakistani citizenship – arguing that he is rendered ‘stateless’. It has been reported that Pakistan has refused to receive Rauf, who has been pictured living in Rochdale with his family. The case has reportedly generated anger and frustration in the town, with victims of child sexual abuse having to live near their tormentors.
Rauf, a former taxi driver and religious preacher, was ordered to be deported by a judge nearly nine years ago after being convicted in 2012 of sexual offences against children. This included rape and trafficking. Rauf was jailed for six years after being found guilty of conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children under the age of 16 years and trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation. He was released in November 2014 – after just two-and-a-half years in prison.
After a failed deportation appeal in 2022 (based on the claim that being deported to Pakistan would infringe on his human rights), immigration judges rejected yet another appeal from Rauf’s legal team in August 2023. In the 2022 ruling, the judges who heard the appeal at an immigration tribunal stated that there was a “very strong public interest” in Rauf being removed from the UK (along with fellow convicted child sex offender Adil Khan).
While his British citizenship has been revoked, the convicted child sex offender has claimed that he has renounced his Pakistani citizenship – arguing that he is rendered ‘stateless’. It has been reported that Pakistan has refused to receive Rauf, who has been pictured living in Rochdale with his family. The case has reportedly generated anger and frustration in the town, with victims of child sexual abuse having to live near their tormentors.
The Torygraph
After the Rochdale grooming gangs report was finally released (after the Tories tried to make it 'internal use only') and it was heavily watered down, it seems obvious that grooming gang ringleaders must be allowed to stay in the UK, despite the clear threat they pose to children
That's the "Tories" being 'tough on crime' for you, maybe Labour will do better? If they aren't fighting their own MPs like Sarah Champion, that is
