Supreme Court blocks ISIS bride's return to Britain
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Runaway teen who joined ISIS loses bid to return to U.K.
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Publishing date:Feb 26, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 2 minute read • comment bubble22 Comments
In this file photo taken on February 22, 2015 Renu, eldest sister of missing British girl Shamima Begum, holds a picture of her sister while being interviewed by the media in central London.
In this file photo taken on February 22, 2015 Renu, eldest sister of missing British girl Shamima Begum, holds a picture of her sister while being interviewed by the media in central London. PHOTO BY LAURA LEAN /AFP via Getty Images
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A British-born runaway who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State had her bid to return to the U.K. torpedoed by the country’s highest court.
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that Shamima Begum cannot return even to challenge the government for stripping her of her citizenship because she’s a security risk.
The ISIS fan girl left London in 2015 when she was 15 and travelled to Syria via Turkey with two school friends.
She found love with an Islamic State fighter and the gruesome twosome were married. She gave birth to three children, all of whom died as infants.
Home is now a detention camp in Syria.
She was stripped her of her British citizenship in 2019 on national security grounds.
Friday’s unanimous Supreme Court ruling overturned a decision by the Court of Appeal last year, which had held that she must be allowed to return so that she can have a fair appeal against the citizenship decision.
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“The right to a fair hearing does not trump all other considerations, such as the safety of the public,” said Robert Reed, the President of the Supreme Court. “If a vital public interest makes it impossible for a case to be fairly heard, then the courts cannot ordinarily hear it.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed the ruling, his spokesman said, adding the government’s priority was “maintaining our national security.”
Begum’s case has been the subject of a heated debate in Britain, pitting those who say she surrendered her right to citizenship when she joined the death cult. A tiny group argue she should not be left stateless.
Even her own father said in 2019 that she should not be welcomed back to the U.K.
After the ruling, ITV News caught a glimpse of Begum, now 21, wearing decidedly un-ISIS like attire of a T-shirt, leggings and sunglasses.
Human rights groups said Britain had a duty to bring back Begum and others in similar straits, and prosecute them for any crimes they may have committed, rather than leaving them abroad.
Not such a great idea after all. Jihadi bride Shamima Begum has been denied the right to return to the U.K.
Not such a great idea after all. Jihadi bride Shamima Begum has been denied the right to return to the U.K. PHOTO BY SCREENGRAB /BBC NEWS
“Abandoning them in a legal black hole – in Guantanamo-like conditions – is out of step with British values and the interests of justice and security,” said Maya Foa, director of campaign group Reprieve.
After traveling to Syria, she lived in Raqqa, the capital of Islamic State’s now crushed caliphate, where she remained for four years until she was discovered in a detention camp.
She is now in the Roj camp, run by Syrian Kurdish authorities, where the U.N. rights experts said this month conditions were “sub-human.”
Reed said Begum’s appeal of the citizenship decision should be put on hold until she was in a position to play an effective part in the case without endangering the public.
“That is not a perfect solution, as it is not known how long it may be before that is possible. But there is no perfect solution to a dilemma of the present kind,” he said.
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Author of the article:Reuters
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Michael Holden
Publishing date:Feb 26, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 2 minute read • comment bubble22 Comments
In this file photo taken on February 22, 2015 Renu, eldest sister of missing British girl Shamima Begum, holds a picture of her sister while being interviewed by the media in central London.
In this file photo taken on February 22, 2015 Renu, eldest sister of missing British girl Shamima Begum, holds a picture of her sister while being interviewed by the media in central London. PHOTO BY LAURA LEAN /AFP via Getty Images
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A British-born runaway who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State had her bid to return to the U.K. torpedoed by the country’s highest court.
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that Shamima Begum cannot return even to challenge the government for stripping her of her citizenship because she’s a security risk.
The ISIS fan girl left London in 2015 when she was 15 and travelled to Syria via Turkey with two school friends.
She found love with an Islamic State fighter and the gruesome twosome were married. She gave birth to three children, all of whom died as infants.
Home is now a detention camp in Syria.
She was stripped her of her British citizenship in 2019 on national security grounds.
Friday’s unanimous Supreme Court ruling overturned a decision by the Court of Appeal last year, which had held that she must be allowed to return so that she can have a fair appeal against the citizenship decision.
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“The right to a fair hearing does not trump all other considerations, such as the safety of the public,” said Robert Reed, the President of the Supreme Court. “If a vital public interest makes it impossible for a case to be fairly heard, then the courts cannot ordinarily hear it.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed the ruling, his spokesman said, adding the government’s priority was “maintaining our national security.”
Begum’s case has been the subject of a heated debate in Britain, pitting those who say she surrendered her right to citizenship when she joined the death cult. A tiny group argue she should not be left stateless.
Even her own father said in 2019 that she should not be welcomed back to the U.K.
After the ruling, ITV News caught a glimpse of Begum, now 21, wearing decidedly un-ISIS like attire of a T-shirt, leggings and sunglasses.
Human rights groups said Britain had a duty to bring back Begum and others in similar straits, and prosecute them for any crimes they may have committed, rather than leaving them abroad.
Not such a great idea after all. Jihadi bride Shamima Begum has been denied the right to return to the U.K.
Not such a great idea after all. Jihadi bride Shamima Begum has been denied the right to return to the U.K. PHOTO BY SCREENGRAB /BBC NEWS
“Abandoning them in a legal black hole – in Guantanamo-like conditions – is out of step with British values and the interests of justice and security,” said Maya Foa, director of campaign group Reprieve.
After traveling to Syria, she lived in Raqqa, the capital of Islamic State’s now crushed caliphate, where she remained for four years until she was discovered in a detention camp.
She is now in the Roj camp, run by Syrian Kurdish authorities, where the U.N. rights experts said this month conditions were “sub-human.”
Reed said Begum’s appeal of the citizenship decision should be put on hold until she was in a position to play an effective part in the case without endangering the public.
“That is not a perfect solution, as it is not known how long it may be before that is possible. But there is no perfect solution to a dilemma of the present kind,” he said.
Runaway teen who joined ISIS loses bid to return to U.K.
A British-born runaway who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State had her bid to return to the U.K. torpedoed.
That's true. I never thought of that. All she has to do is travel to the EU and she'll be fine.
TurdOWE will probably give her $10 million for the brits hurting her feelings.dont forget canaduh.
