Gangster jailed for plotting to blow up a football stadium has lost his bid to stay in Britain — but is still here
A GANGSTER jailed for plotting to blow up a football stadium has lost his bid to stay in Britain — but is still here.
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Gangster Maksim Cela has lost his bid to stay in Britain — but is still here
His claims were thrown out by a judge on Friday after a two-year fight costing taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds.
But the crook, who arrived in 2023, five days after serving a sentence for murder and terrorism in Albania, has not left and launched yet another appeal.
But Judge Jeremy Rintoul of the Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber said: 'I do not accept that the appellant has told the truth about the nature of the threats.
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'I find that the appellant's refusal to acknowledge guilt weighs heavily against him.'
In his legal battle, he claimed the elderly mum of the dead officer might seek revenge.
He was named as the mafia boss in the case only after The Sun fought for 23 months to overturn an anonymity order.
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Sources last night confirmed Cela was still in the UK and had lodged another legal appeal.
The Home Office said: 'Foreign nationals who commit heinous crimes should be in no doubt we will do everything to make sure they are not free on Britain's streets.'
It remained unclear last night where Cela was living — but he can remain here while his appeal is being prepared.
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