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Shabir Ahmed Deportation Loophole | Cork News
The UK government is poised to scrap a 50-year-old legal loophole to deport Shabir Ahmed, the convicted leader of the Rochdale grooming gang, despite his loss of British citizenship. Freed after 14 years of a 19-year sentence for raping underage girls, Ahmed remains in the UK due to outdated Commonwealth deportation rules. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil fast-tracked legislation or amendments to remove him — with ministers even considering emergency measures. Public outrage and victim advocacy fuel the push for justice, while Pakistan’s refusal to take him back — unless…
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