Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
|
 Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:15 am Post subject: UK Asylum Policy failed murdered Afghan |
 |
|
This is a rather sad tale. An Afghani, in fear for his life, had his asylum application turned down, because the British government didn't want to admit that Afghanistan is now as lawless and out of control as it ever was (and perhaps worse), despite our intervention. The dead man's 10 year old son was later targetted, though he survived.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article2237648.ece
| Quote: |
They shot Abdullah Tokhi dead at midday, in a crowded street in a bazaar. It was a very public "execution", a message to show that his killers knew they would never be brought to account for their crime.
Mr Tokhi and his family had long feared this would happen. He repeatedly pleaded while seeking asylum in Britain that his life was in danger in a sectarian and political blood feud back home . But the Home Secretary at the time decided that Afghanistan was now a safe place thanks to the intervention of Britain and the US, and Mr Tokhi was sent back to his home, and his death, after the appeal process failed.
The murder of Mr Tokhi, 35, was one of many that happen every week in this country, six years after "liberation". But this was one death that could have been prevented if the officials in London who turned down his plea for refuge had acknowledged what is really going on, instead of sticking ridgidly to the official position that the rule of law prevails in Afghanistan.
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
