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Scottish Sun
21-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Pakistani paedo wins legal fight to rehear case to stay in Scotland after arguing he will be punished in his homeland
The sex offender - who molested multiple teenage girls in Britain - said his crimes were published in newspapers in Pakistan and as a result, he could be prosecuted there or attacked by 'religious fanatics' PERVERT'S ASYLUM BID Pakistani paedo wins legal fight to rehear case to stay in Scotland after arguing he will be punished in his homeland Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A PAKISTANI paedophile has won a legal battle to have his case to stay in Scotland reheard after arguing he can't be deported - because his crimes were publicised in his home country and he might face punishment on his return. Jamil Ahmed said he should not be sent back to the nation of his birth because he is worried he will be persecuted there. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Jamil Ahmed was convicted of sex offences at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court Credit: Les Gallagher The sex offender - who molested multiple teenage girls in Britain - said his crimes were published in newspapers in Pakistan and as a result, he could be prosecuted there or attacked by 'religious fanatics'. Ahmed has managed to dodge deportation and remain in Scotland since 2008 when he was convicted of abusing a teenage girl, despite being convicted of a similar offence again in 2013. He told an asylum court in Edinburgh it would be against his human rights to kick him out of the UK. Ahmed has now won an appeal after the Home Office tried to deport him and his case will be reheard. The sicko is married with children and lives in Scotland. He was convicted in 2008 of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl between 13 and 16 years of age and sentenced to a three-year probation order and 240 hours of community service. In November 2013, he was convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl between 13 and 16 and sexually assaulting a teenager. He was jailed for three years and six months and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for an indefinite period. As a result, Ahmed was subjected to a deportation order. However, he has embarked on a near decade-long legal fight to stay in Britain. Inside the rise of ex-Rangers ultras chief turned mob boss waging gangland war across Scotland Ahmed has lost two appeals but has never been removed from the UK. At his latest appeal, the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber in Edinburgh heard his sex offences were reported in a newspaper in the UK. He claims reporting also featured in the Daily Kashmir News. The tribunal judgement said: "[Ahmed] asserts that he has a well-founded fear of persecution and is at risk of suffering serious harm in Pakistan because knowledge of his crimes have become known in Pakistan and published in newspapers. "In addition, a First Information Report ('FIR') has been made to the police in his local area on the basis of his crimes; a fatwa has also been issued. "[Ahmed] states that he is at risk of being prosecuted in Pakistan for these offences for which he has already been convicted, double jeopardy law applying in Pakistan. "He also submits that he is at risk from religious fanatics as a result of the fatwa. "It is also his case that there will be no sufficiency of protection for him against such groups in Pakistan and that he would not be able to relocate to an area where he would be safe. "[He] also claims that his removal from the United Kingdom would be a breach of his Article 8 rights as he has a partner and child in the United Kingdom." Ahmed claimed there was a 'leaflet in existence containing the same photograph as the newspaper article', which he said was being 'distributed by local extremists'. Ahmed also claimed 'armed individuals came to the family home looking for him' in Pakistan and that his father was shot and killed. The Home Office has disputed the existence of newspaper reports in Pakistan. Ahmed summoned an expert Pakistani witness to appear at his last asylum hearing in 2024 - Asad Ali Khan, an advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan. Mr Khan said the reporting in Pakistan appeared to be legitimate. Ahmed lost the hearing in 2024 with the judge at the time dismissing what they expert had to say. But now, the Upper Tribunal has ruled that the judge in 2024 made a mistake in law by failing to make a 'sustainable' finding about the expert's opinion. Expert Mr Khan told the hearing: 'Moreover the pamphlet/leaflet which has been produced in respect of [Ahmed] (and has been distributed in Pakistan) is a tool to demonise [him] and malign him. "It also contains a photograph of [him] and states on his return to Pakistan he will be punished in accordance with Sharia law. "I see many such examples of propaganda material which are so clearly to be against private citizens. "I have examined [Ahmed's] documents and they bear all the traditional hallmarks of legal, propaganda and media documents in Pakistan which are used to victimise persons such as [Ahmed] who are in difficulties with the law in the UK." It was heard Mr Khan only saw 'photocopies of newspapers and their translations' and 'the articles in question being cut out rather than identified as being on a full page of the newspaper'. The Upper Tribunal, presided over by Judge Jeremy Rintoul, found that proper rulings need to be made about the expert's evidence, Ahmed's wife's evidence, and about documents related to the case. Judge Rintoul said: "I consider that, cumulatively, the judge [in 2024] has failed to reach sustainable conclusions with respect to the documents, the wife's evidence and the expert's opinion." A fresh hearing will now take place to determine Ahmed's case.
Times
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Times
Pakistani paedophile's legal victory in fight against deportation
A Pakistani paedophile has won a legal battle against efforts to deport him from Scotland after he argued he risks persecution because his crimes were publicised in his home country. Jamil Ahmed — who molested teenage girls in Britain — said his crimes were covered by newspapers in Pakistan and as a result he would be prosecuted or attacked by 'religious fanatics'. Ahmed, 48, has managed to avoid deportation and has remained in Scotland since 2008 when he was convicted of abusing a teenage girl He was convicted of a similar offence again in 2013. He told an asylum court in Edinburgh it would be against his human rights to remove him from the UK. He has won a legal fight after the Home Office
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Paedophile's victory in fight to stay in UK as his crimes are too well known in Pakistan
A paedophile has won a legal battle to stay in Scotland after claiming he can't be deported because his crimes were publicised in his home country of Pakistan. Serial child sex offender Jamil Ahmed said he should not be sent back to the nation of his birth because there was a 'fatwa' against him and he is worried he will be persecuted. Ahmed, who molested multiple teenage girls in Britain, said his crimes were published in newspapers in Pakistan and could be prosecuted there or attacked by 'religious fanatics'. The 48-year-old has managed to dodge deportation and remain in Scotland since 2008 when he was convicted of abusing a teenage girl, despite being convicted of a similar offence again in 2013. He told an asylum court in Edinburgh it would be against his human rights to kick him out of the UK. And he has now won an appeal after the Home Office tried to deport him and his case will be re-heard. Ahmed was born in Pakistan but moved to Scotland in 2002 to be with his wife in Glasgow. The couple had a son, and Ahmed was granted leave to remain the following year. After divorcing, he married his second wife in 2006 and the couple had a son in October 2007. In 2008 he was found guilty of having unlawful sex with an underage girl and was given a three-year probation order plus 240 hours of community service. He was 36 when he was convicted of a similar offence with two victims aged 13 and 15 and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old. The attacks took place near the former Loudoun Castle theme park, Ayrshire, and at addresses in Newmilns, Galston and Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, between April 2010 and 2011. He was jailed for 42 months after the second trial. The first one in 2012 collapsed after his lawyer objected to witness's comments. Ahmed was ordered out of Scotland two years later but used taxpayers' cash to fight deportation, claiming it would violate his human rights and especially his right to a family life. He received almost £32,500 in Legal Aid to pay for costs despite living in a £450,000 mansion in Pollokshields, southside of Glasgow. In 2014 then Home Secretary Theresa May ordered he be deported immediately and that any appeals should be dealt with from Pakistan. But he fought the removal from the country claiming it would separate him from his wife and children and therefore breaching his right to a family life. The challenge was later dismissed by a judge. In 2016 he was also barred from the register of landlords because of his criminal convictions but was caught in a sting on 'slum landlords' renting out squalid flats a year later. Following a near decade-long legal fight to stay in Britain with two lost appeals, the latest one, at the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber, in Edinburgh, heard his sex offences were reported in a newspaper in the UK and in his native Pakistan. The tribunal judgement said: 'The appellant [Ahmed] asserts that he has a well-founded fear of persecution and is at risk of suffering serious harm in Pakistan because knowledge of his crimes have become known in Pakistan and published in newspapers. 'In addition, a First Information Report ('FIR') has been made to the police in his local area on the basis of his crimes; a fatwa has also been issued. 'The appellant states that he is at risk of being prosecuted in Pakistan for these offences for which he has already been convicted, double jeopardy law applying in Pakistan. 'He also submits that he is at risk from religious fanatics as a result of the fatwa. 'It is also his case that there will be no sufficiency of protection for him against such groups in Pakistan and that he would not be able to relocate to an area where he would be safe. 'The appellant also claims that his removal from the United Kingdom would be a breach of his Article 8 rights as he has a partner and child in the United Kingdom.' Ahmed claimed there was a 'leaflet in existence containing the same photograph as the newspaper article', which he said was being 'distributed by local extremists'. He also alleged 'armed individuals came to the family home looking for him' in Pakistan and that his father was shot and killed. The Home Office has disputed the existence of newspaper reports in the Asian country. Ahmed summoned an expert witness to appear at his last asylum hearing in 2024 - Asad Ali Khan, an advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan, who said the reporting in Pakistan appeared to be legitimate. He lost the hearing with the judge at the time dismissing the comments made by the witness. But now, the Upper Tribunal has ruled that the judge last year made a mistake in law by failing to make a 'sustainable' finding about the expert's opinion. Expert Mr Khan told the hearing: 'Moreover the pamphlet/leaflet which has been produced in respect of the appellant (and has been distributed in Pakistan) is a tool to demonise the appellant and malign him. 'It also contains a photograph of the appellant and states on his return to Pakistan he will be punished in accordance with Sharia law. 'I see many such examples of propaganda material which are so clearly to be against private citizens. 'I have examined the appellant's documents and they bear all the traditional hallmarks of legal, propaganda and media documents in Pakistan which are used to victimise persons such as the appellant who are in difficulties with the law in the UK.' It was heard Mr Khan only saw 'photocopies of newspapers and their translations' and 'the articles in question being cut out rather than identified as being on a full page of the newspaper'. The Upper Tribunal, presided over by Judge Jeremy Rintoul, found that proper rulings need to be made about the expert's evidence, Ahmed's wife's evidence, and about documents related to the case. Judge Rintoul said: 'I consider that, cumulatively, the judge [in 2024] has failed to reach sustainable conclusions with respect to the documents, the wife's evidence and the expert's opinion.' He added the matter should be remitted to the First-tier Tribunal.
Telegraph
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Paedophile avoided deportation over fatwa against him
A Pakistani paedophile has avoided deportation after claiming he faced a fatwa if he was returned to his home country. Jamil Ahmed, a child sex offender who was jailed for assaulting a teenage girl, said he risked persecution if sent back to Pakistan as the international reporting of his crimes left him vulnerable to prosecution and attacks by 'religious fanatics'. He claimed his deportation would breach his right to protection from persecution and his right to family life under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Ahmed was subjected to a deportation order but embarked on a near decade-long legal fight to stay in Britain. He twice unsuccessfully appealed against deportation by the Home Office at a lower tier tribunal before it was referred to an upper court, which ruled his case should be reheard because the original judgment was inadequate. The case, disclosed in court papers, is the latest example uncovered by The Telegraph where illegal migrants or convicted foreign criminals have been able to remain in the UK or halt their deportations on human rights grounds. Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, announced plans last week to curb judges' powers to block deportations with legally enforced 'common sense' rules to clarify how judges interpret the ECHR and strengthen the public interest test. Ahmed, who is married with children and lives in Scotland, was convicted in 2008 of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl between 13 and 16 years of age and sentenced to a three-year probation order and 240 hours of community service. In November 2013, he was convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl between 13 and 16 and sexually assaulting a teenager. He was jailed for three years and six months and placed on the Sex Offenders Register. At his latest appeal, the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber in Edinburgh heard his sex offences were reported in the media not only in the UK but in Pakistan. The tribunal judgment said: '[Ahmed] asserts that he has a well-founded fear of persecution and is at risk of suffering serious harm in Pakistan because knowledge of his crimes have become known in Pakistan and published in newspapers. 'In addition, a First Information Report (FIR) has been made to the police in his local area on the basis of his crimes; a fatwa has also been issued. [Ahmed] states that he is at risk of being prosecuted in Pakistan for these offences for which he has already been convicted, double jeopardy law applying in Pakistan. 'He also submits that he is at risk from religious fanatics as a result of the fatwa. It is also his case that there will be no sufficiency of protection for him against such groups in Pakistan and that he would not be able to relocate to an area where he would be safe. '[He] also claims that his removal from the United Kingdom would be a breach of his Article 8 rights as he has a partner and child in the United Kingdom.' The Home Office has disputed the existence of newspaper reports in Pakistan. In an earlier hearing, Ahmed summoned Asad Ali Khan, an advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan, who said the reporting in Pakistan appeared to be legitimate. But he lost that hearing with the judge dismissing what the expert had to say. But the Upper Tribunal has now ruled that the judge in 2024 made a mistake in law by failing to make a 'sustainable' finding about the expert's opinion and has ordered the case should be reheard. Judge Jeremy Rintoul said: 'I consider that, cumulatively, the judge [in 2024] has failed to reach sustainable conclusions with respect to the documents, the wife's evidence and the expert's opinion.' A fresh hearing will now take place to determine Ahmed's case.
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Pakistani paedophile who abused teenage girls wins right to stay in UK because he faces a fatwa if returned to his home country
A Pakistani paedophile has won a legal battle amid his fight to stay in the UK after arguing he can't be deported. Child sex offender Jamil Ahmed said he should not be sent back to the nation of his birth because he is worried he will be persecuted there. His crimes were publicised in his home country and therefore he might face punishment on his return. Ahmed - who molested multiple teenage girls in Britain - said his crimes were published in newspapers in Pakistan and as a result he could be prosecuted there or attacked by 'religious fanatics'. He has managed to dodge deportation and remain in Scotland since 2008 when he was convicted of abusing a teenage girl, despite being convicted of a similar offence again in 2013. Speaking to an asylum court he said it would be against his human rights to kick him out of the UK. He has now won an appeal after the Home Office tried to deport him and his case will be re-heard. Ahmed was born in Paksistan but moved to Scotland in 2002 to be with his wife. The couple had a son and Ahmed was granted leave to remain in 2003. After divorcing he married again in 2006 and had another son in 2007. He was convicted in 2008 of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl between 13 and 16 years of age and sentenced to a three-year probation order and 240 hours of community service. In November 2013 he was convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl between 13 and 16 and sexually assaulting a teenager. He was jailed for three years and six months and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for an indefinite period. As a result, Ahmed was subjected to a deportation order. However, he has embarked on a near decade-long legal fight to stay in Britain. He has lost two appeals but has never been removed from the UK. In 2014, then-Home Secretary Theresa May ordered that Ahmed be deported immediately and that any further legal appeals should be dealt with from Pakistan. He argued at the time that deportation would separate him from his wife and children, breaching his right to a family life as enshrined in European Convention on Human Rights. At his latest appeal, the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber in Edinburgh heard his sex offences were reported in a newspaper in the UK. He claims reporting also featured in the Daily Kashmir News. The tribunal judgement said: '[Ahmed] asserts that he has a well-founded fear of persecution and is at risk of suffering serious harm in Pakistan because knowledge of his crimes have become known in Pakistan and published in newspapers. 'In addition, a First Information Report ('FIR') has been made to the police in his local area on the basis of his crimes; a fatwa has also been issued. '[Ahmed] states that he is at risk of being prosecuted in Pakistan for these offences for which he has already been convicted, double jeopardy law applying in Pakistan. 'He also submits that he is at risk from religious fanatics as a result of the fatwa. 'It is also his case that there will be no sufficiency of protection for him against such groups in Pakistan and that he would not be able to relocate to an area where he would be safe. '[He] also claims that his removal from the United Kingdom would be a breach of his Article 8 rights as he has a partner and child in the United Kingdom.' Ahmed claimed there was a 'leaflet in existence containing the same photograph as the newspaper article', which he said was being 'distributed by local extremists'. He also claimed 'armed individuals came to the family home looking for him' in Pakistan and that his father was shot and killed. The Home Office has disputed the existence of newspaper reports in Pakistan. Ahmed summoned an expert Pakistani witness to appear at his last asylum hearing in 2024 - Asad Ali Khan, an advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan. Mr Khan said the reporting in Pakistan appeared to be legitimate. Ahmed lost the hearing in 2024 with the judge at the time dismissing what the expert had to say. But now, the Upper Tribunal has ruled that the judge in 2024 made a mistake in law by failing to make a 'sustainable' finding about the expert's opinion. Expert Mr Khan told the hearing: 'Moreover the pamphlet/leaflet which has been produced in respect of [Ahmed] (and has been distributed in Pakistan) is a tool to demonise [him] and malign him. 'It also contains a photograph of [him] and states on his return to Pakistan he will be punished in accordance with Sharia law. 'I see many such examples of propaganda material which are so clearly to be against private citizens. 'I have examined [Ahmed's] documents and they bear all the traditional hallmarks of legal, propaganda and media documents in Pakistan which are used to victimise persons such as [Ahmed] who are in difficulties with the law in the UK.' It was heard Mr Khan only saw 'photocopies of newspapers and their translations' and 'the articles in question being cut out rather than identified as being on a full page of the newspaper'. The Upper Tribunal, presided over by Judge Jeremy Rintoul, found that proper rulings need to be made about the expert's evidence, Ahmed's wife's evidence, and about documents related to the case. Judge Rintoul said: 'I consider that, cumulatively, the judge [in 2024] has failed to reach sustainable conclusions with respect to the documents, the wife's evidence and the expert's opinion.'
