‘Draconian’ Home Office fast-tracks Algerian’s deportation
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Hicham Yezza, 30, was arrested last week after he downloaded an al-Qa’ida training manual at the University of Nottingham. He was detained and questioned for six days with a second man, Rizwaan Sabir, a student.
Both men were released on Friday after it emerged that Mr Yezza had printed the document, which was downloaded from a US government website where it was freely available, at Mr Sabir’s request. The university confirmed the document was being used for legitimate research purposes by Mr Sabir for his master’s degree.
Upon release, Mr Yezza was immediately rearrested, served with a deportation order and taken to Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre. Mr Yezza, who comes from Algeria, had applied for leave to remain in the UK, where he has lived for the past 13 years. A hearing to decide his application was originally scheduled for July.
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“On Tuesday they read me a statement confirming it was an illegal document which shouldn’t be used for research purposes. To this day no one has ever clarified that point. They released me. I was shaking violently, I fell against the wall, then on the floor and I just cried.”
Remember, kids! Don’t research terrorism, just be afraid! We are at war with terrorism, we’ve always been at war with terrorism! Ignorance is Strength! Academic freedom is slavery!