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National security deportation illegal

By Liz Fekete

1 December 1996

Sikh activist Karamjit Singh Chahal was released from Bedford prison after six years in detention, after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that he could not be deported to India, where he faces likely torture.

The British government had argued that he was a risk to national security and should be deported. The court ruled that national security considerations were irrelevant in such a situation, as the European Convention on Human Rights banned torture under any circumstances. It also said that all 'national security' immigration detainees ought to be given full appeal rights before deportation.

CARF 35, December '96/January '97

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