London, June 29 (ANI): European judges have ruled that 'undesirable' and 'dangerous' immigrants who have committed serious crimes in Britain cannot be deported if they face 'ill-treatment' at home because it is against their human rights.
The decision came after a panel of seven judges at the European Court of Human Rights rules that two Somalis, Abdisamad Adow Sufi and Abdiaziz Ibrahim Elmi, would not be deported to Mogadishu despite their serious convictions, the Daily Mail reports.
While 42-year-old Elmi was charged with robbery and supplying class A drugs cocaine and heroin, Sufi, 24, was charged with burglary and threats to kill.
The European Court of Human Rights also awarded Sufi and Elmi, both currently in UK immigration detention centres, 12,500 and 6,700 pounds respectively for costs and expenses in bringing the case.
The judges insisted that deporting them would breach the Human Rights Convention Article 3, which bans 'inhuman or degrading treatment'.
"The court reiterated that the prohibition of torture and of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is absolute, irrespective of the victims' conduct. Consequently, the applicants' behaviour, however undesirable or dangerous, could not be taken into account," the ruling said.
Their cases would now be heard at the Strasbourg court.
The verdict has given rise to fears that up to 200 more criminals could now be allowed to stay by declaring they will be tortured if sent back to their country of origin. (ANI)
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