London: British Parliamentarian Lord Nazir Ahmad has promised to keep raising the issue of the arrest and the decision to deport 10 Pakistan students with the UK government until they are released.
He made the declaration while releasing to the media a response from British Home Secretary Alan Johnson with regard to his concerns over the issue in a letter despatched to the Home Office in April.
The home secretary, in his reply, said at the time of their arrests on April 8, there was credible intelligence to suggest there was an imminent threat to the public. "However, we are now seeking to deport 10 individuals. As I have indicated whilst criminal prosecution will always remain our preferred option, the government's highest priority is always to protect public safety by taking appropriate action, including deportation. I do not take the decision to seek to deport somebody lightly on national security grounds," Johnson wrote in his letter.
The ten detained students have exercised their right to appeal against this deportation decision before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission and the hearing of their bail is due on July 27. The News
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