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UK government considered repatriation of British Isis members
Source: The Guardian
UK government considered repatriation of British Isis members
Revelation during Shamima Begum’s citizenship appeal contradicts official statements
Duncan Gardham
Fri 25 Oct 2019 17.15 BST
First published on Fri 25 Oct 2019 15.07 BST
The UK government has considered options for repatriating British members of Islamic State being held in prison camps in northern Syria, it has emerged.
The information was disclosed during the hearing into the home secretary’s decision to remove the citizenship of Shamima Begum, the former Bethnal Green schoolgirl who travelled to Syria at the age of 15.
It contradicts a previous assertion by the government that it has no way of getting British Isis fighters, their wives and children out of Syria.
The government document, referred to at the tribunal, was dated 4 April 2019 and headed “options for extracting British nationals from Syrian IDP camps” – a reference to internally displaced people.
Tom Hickman QC, for Begum, said the document stated: “While difficult, the practical challenges in arranging and implementing an extraction are likely to have solutions.”
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Revelation during Shamima Begum’s citizenship appeal contradicts official statements
Duncan Gardham
Fri 25 Oct 2019 17.15 BST
First published on Fri 25 Oct 2019 15.07 BST
The UK government has considered options for repatriating British members of Islamic State being held in prison camps in northern Syria, it has emerged.
The information was disclosed during the hearing into the home secretary’s decision to remove the citizenship of Shamima Begum, the former Bethnal Green schoolgirl who travelled to Syria at the age of 15.
It contradicts a previous assertion by the government that it has no way of getting British Isis fighters, their wives and children out of Syria.
The government document, referred to at the tribunal, was dated 4 April 2019 and headed “options for extracting British nationals from Syrian IDP camps” – a reference to internally displaced people.
Tom Hickman QC, for Begum, said the document stated: “While difficult, the practical challenges in arranging and implementing an extraction are likely to have solutions.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/25/uk-government-considered-repatriation-of-british-isis-members-shamima-begum