Saturday, July 27, 2013

Terror suspect in citizenship fight

Terror suspect in citizenship fight

A British terror suspect is challenging a government decision to strip him of his UK citizenship as a "flagrant deprivation" of his human rights.

Mahdi Hashi, 23, was given a British passport after he left Somalia with his family to settle in London in 1995.

In June last year, while Mr Hashi was back in Somalia, he was told his citizenship was to be revoked due to alleged Islamist extremist involvement.

He was then detained by US authorities and is now in prison in New York.

In June last year, when he was in Somalia, the Home Secretary served notice that she intended to make an order removing his citizenship because he "had been involved in Islamist extremism".

Mr Hashi, formerly of Camden in north London, claims his citizenship was revoked to pave the way for his extraordinary rendition to the US, where he is currently awaiting trial on terrorism charges.

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