Refugee who murdered his wife & lied he was bisexual to stay in Britain dodges deportation
A REFUGEE who murdered his wife and lied he was bisexual to stay in Britain dodged deportation under Europe’s human rights laws.
He was jailed for a minimum of 12 years in 2008 and the Home Office wants to send him back to Bangladesh on his release.
But an immigration tribunal ruled it would breach rules set by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
Judge Hugo Norton-Taylor accepted the 40-year-old killer — who can only be named as EH — lied about his sexuality, by claiming to be bisexual.
He told a court hearing the deportation appeal: “This aspect of the appellant’s case is an untruthful embellishment.”
But the judge sided with the murderer’s case not to be deported.
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He said: “The appellant is a refugee whose removal from the United Kingdom would violate Article 3.
"He therefore succeeds in his appeal on these grounds.
"It remains the case he is a foreign national offender whose deportation is in the public interest.
“However, as result of my conclusions, deportation cannot be effected.”
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EH also claimed to be a Christian convert meaning he will be persecuted at home and at risk of suicide.
Tory MP Nigel Mills told The Sun: “This is a disgrace.
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“These judges favour criminals and not the British people.
"This individual’s a murderer and told a blatant lie during the immigration process.”