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Judge rules, allowing Schoolgirl who joined ISIS should be allowed to return to UK

by Olajummy
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Judge rules, allowing Schoolgirl who joined ISIS should be allowed to return to UK

Shamima Begum, the British teenager who left London with two schoolfriends in 2015 to join ISIS in Syria, should be allowed to return to the UK to challenge the deprivation of her British citizenship, judges ruled Thursday.

Begum, now 20, had her British citizenship stripped by then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid on February 19, 2019, after she was found in a northern Syrian refugee camp.

She challenged that decision but on June 13, 2019, the government refused her application for leave to enter the UK to pursue her appeal.

The Court of Appeal and a Divisional Court of the High Court on Thursday ruled Begum should be allowed to return to the United Kingdom to pursue her appeal before the Special Immigrations Appeals Commission (SIAC) “albeit subject to such controls as the Secretary of State deems appropriate.”

She is currently in a detention camp run by the Syrian Democratic Forces.

While in Syria, Begum married an ISIS fighter and had three children, all of whom have died.

SIAC found in its decision that Begum also holds Bangladeshi citizenship by descent. The court has not answered the question about whether she can be stripped of her British citizenship.

Shamima Begum is currently in a detention camp run by the Syrian Democratic Forces. CNN

Begum’s lawyer, Daniel Furner, of Birnberg Peirce Solicitors, said the right to justice should not be affected because a case is serious or difficult, or national security is involved.

“Ms. Begum has never had a fair opportunity to give her side of the story,” he said.


“Ms Begum is not afraid of facing British justice, she welcomes it. But the stripping of her citizenship without a chance to clear her name is not justice, it is the opposite.”

Human rights organization Liberty, which intervened in Begum’s appeal to say she could not have a fair trial while fighting the case from a refugee camp, welcomed the ruling.

Liberty lawyer Katie Lines said: “The right to a fair trial is not something the government can take away on a whim. It is a fundamental part of our justice system and equal access to justice must apply to everyone.

“Banishing someone is the act of a government shirking its responsibilities and it is critical that cruel and irresponsible government decisions can be properly challenged and overturned.”

A UK Home Office spokesperson said the decision was “very disappointing” and it would apply for permission to appeal against the judgment.

“The government’s top priority remains maintaining our national security and keeping the public safe,” the spokesperson added.

Mohammed Shafiq, CEO of the Ramadhan Foundation, a UK-based Muslim organization that works to build cohesion between communities, said in a statement: “The decision of the Court of Appeal to allow Shamima Begum to return to the UK is the right decision and British citizens should welcome it.

“This is not about any alleged crimes she may have committed but about the principle you cannot have a two tier citizenship where those of a certain ethnic background born in this country are treated differently to their white counterparts,” he added.

Shafiq said ISIS was an “evil entity” opposed by British Muslims and that Begum should be held to account for any alleged crimes, but lawmakers should not make decisions “to appear as if they were tough.”

He called the decision a “great victory” for those who believe in equal society and oppose discrimination in applying citizenship rules.

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