All those readers of this blog who live in the West Yorkshire area will no doubt remember the fateful day in November 2005, when PC Sharon Beshenivsky was gunned down in cold blood during a botched raid at a travel agents in Bradford.
Now after almost 4 years, the truth behind this case is coming out, and once again it does not make easy reading for the government.
Mustaf Jama entered the UK on January 5th 1993 with his mother and six brothers and sisters. . His mother paid a Kenyan to pose as her husband to help her gain entry.
She claimed asylum on the grounds that her family would have been killed by tribal rivals if they had stayed.
They were permitted to stay in the UK while their application was assessed. Seven years later Jama was granted indefinite leave to remain, even though he had already drifted into increasingly violent crime.
Mustaf Jama entered the UK on January 5th 1993 with his mother and six brothers and sisters. . His mother paid a Kenyan to pose as her husband to help her gain entry.
She claimed asylum on the grounds that her family would have been killed by tribal rivals if they had stayed.
They were permitted to stay in the UK while their application was assessed. Seven years later Jama was granted indefinite leave to remain, even though he had already drifted into increasingly violent crime.
In 1997 he was convicted of affray at Brentford Juvenile Court.
In February 1999 he was given a 12 months probation order for affray and handling. In August 1999 he was sent to a young offenders institution for eight months for affray, wounding and possession of an offensive weapon.
In May 2001 he was sent to a young offenders institution for 15 months for aggravated vehicle taking
In July 2001, he received a three-year sentence at Sheffield Crown Court for a number of robberies. Sources said he went on to commit many similar robberies and has served several jail terms. It is understood he may also have been considered for deportation at the end of the earlier sentence.
In 2004 he was fined £100 for a driving offence, and in January 2005 he was fined £250 for disorderly behaviour.
In February 2005 he was jailed for three months for burglary.
In February 1999 he was given a 12 months probation order for affray and handling. In August 1999 he was sent to a young offenders institution for eight months for affray, wounding and possession of an offensive weapon.
In May 2001 he was sent to a young offenders institution for 15 months for aggravated vehicle taking
In July 2001, he received a three-year sentence at Sheffield Crown Court for a number of robberies. Sources said he went on to commit many similar robberies and has served several jail terms. It is understood he may also have been considered for deportation at the end of the earlier sentence.
In 2004 he was fined £100 for a driving offence, and in January 2005 he was fined £250 for disorderly behaviour.
In February 2005 he was jailed for three months for burglary.
The Criminal Casework Team can recommend the Home Secretary to strip indefinite leave to remain from any dangerous convict given a sentence of 12 months or more - which Jama was.
But the unit ruled in 2005 that Somalia was too dangerous for him. Officials decided he would be in danger of being killed by warlords, and sending him back would breach his human rights. It meant he was free to go when his sentence ended.
It also meant he was free to take part in the robbery at Bradford which resulted in the death of WPC Sharon Beshenivsky. It is ironic that Jama chose to flee to Somalia after the robbery. The very place which the Criminal Casework team had ruled was too dangerous for him to be sent back to.
He presumed he was beyond the reach of British Justice, as there were no extradition agreements between Somalia and the UK. Thankfully in 2006 a “memorandum of understanding” was signed between the two countries, whereby Jama could be extradited to the UK.
At the court hearing last year Jama claimed he had been brought back illegally after having been captured by “bounty hunters!”
He has been found guilty of the murder of WPC Sharon Beshanivsky and must serve a minimum of 35 years behind bars.
The frightening truth revealed by this case is that 87 foreign criminals who have been released without being considered for deportation have still not been found. More than three years after the scandal of 1013 foreign prisoners being released to stay in this country nearly one in twelve remains at large – including one in the “most serious” category of offenders.
Let’s get a few draconian measures introduced. Any foreigner who commits a crime should be automatically deported on completion of their sentence. Let’s make sure that the foreign criminals realize that crime doesn’t pay. And whilst we are about it, just in case you think I am being racist, let’s apply similar laws to our own criminals.
The frightening truth revealed by this case is that 87 foreign criminals who have been released without being considered for deportation have still not been found. More than three years after the scandal of 1013 foreign prisoners being released to stay in this country nearly one in twelve remains at large – including one in the “most serious” category of offenders.
Let’s get a few draconian measures introduced. Any foreigner who commits a crime should be automatically deported on completion of their sentence. Let’s make sure that the foreign criminals realize that crime doesn’t pay. And whilst we are about it, just in case you think I am being racist, let’s apply similar laws to our own criminals.
So let me see if I understand this. Somalia was too dangerous to be considered suitable for deportation. Yet it was ok for him to flee there to evade justice. Sounds about right. From my experience with UK immigration this is about par for the course. The judges and ambulance chasing shysters who allow this nonsense don't have to live with the results of their decisions. I would add that this is the tip of the iceberg.
ReplyDeleteIt isn't racist to kick people out who don't belong in Britain. They gained entry by deception so every member of his family should be deported. Somalia clearly is safe enough as he was holed up there. As for his serving 35 years. Well we shall see. I suspect the reality will be that he will be released in under ten years.