DOT desk: ‘IS bride’ Shamima Begum is now stateless and would face death penalty if sent to Bangladesh, her lawyer told the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) in UK. Report The Daily Star.
Siac is a UK court that deals with appeals from persons deported by the home secretary under various statutory powers.The court was told that the then home secretary, Sajid Javid, had failed to consider the “serious practical consequences” of removing Shamima’s UK citizenship in 2019, reports The Guardian.
“It is clear that he gave no consideration to the prospect that the deprivation decision would render the appellant de facto stateless,” Dan Squires KC, Shamima’s lawyer, told the hearing.
Home office documents shared with the court also showed that Begum’s “de jure statelessness” was confirmed only the day before her citizenship was revoked.”There is nothing in any of the home secretary’s evidence which suggests that consideration was given — prior to the deprivation decision being taken, or indeed at any time — to matters relating to de facto citizenship,” Dan Squires said.