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Old June 22nd, 2016 #501
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Post 'Absurd' court ruling slammed as 'adult migrant claiming to be child' is awarded damages

Some adult refugees are allegedly masquerading as children to swerve strict Home Office rules.

But a judge has just awarded damages to a Sudanese "teenager" who arrived in the back of a lorry with no proof of his real age after he was detained for longer than officers are allowed to hold a child - despite one official "reasonably believing" he was over-18.

The ruling sets a precedent that other refugees of dubious age cannot easily be sent back to their point of entry into the EU.

A case in the High Court yesterday dealt with a teenager from Sudan, referred to as "AA", who was detained because an officer said he "reasonably believed" he was over 18.

Refugees are claiming to be under 18 because because they can be detained for less time

He was detained on arrival while unsuccessful attempts were made to deport him to Italy, his initial point of entry into the EU, but Sir Stephen Silber, the High Court judge, ruled AA was entitled to damages for the whole of his detention period.

Lawyers for Home Secretary Theresa May said the ruling was "absurd" as it is extremely difficult for border control officials to ascertain how old asylum seekers are when they are not carrying any documents.

The 1971 Immigration Act states that unaccompanied children can be detained for a maximum of 24 hours - a limit that does not apply to adults - and it is now feared migrants could take advantage of this to gain easier passage into Britain.

John McKendrick QC, appearing for the Home Secretary and speaking before the verdict, said a ruling in favour of AA would be "profoundly troubling for the efficient running of a fair immigration system".

Judith Dennis, policy manager of the Refugee Council, said: "This judgment is extremely significant and sends a clear message to the Home Office that its current policy is both unlawful and indefensible.

"It's clear that the stakes are far, far too high for children to be arbitrarily thrown behind bars with adults on the basis of guesswork."

Delivering his verdict, Sir Stephen Silber said: "My task is not to ascertain what would lead to the most efficient running of a fair immigration system but to apply the established principles of construction."

read full article at source: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/682...politics-legal
 
Old June 23rd, 2016 #502
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Post Albanian money launderer's convictions upheld

A criminal caught in a Kilburn side street collecting £160,000 in a suitcase claimed he was not laundering drugs money - just conducting business 'the Albanian way'.

Eduart Gjurra, 24, was watched by police taking delivery of the suitcase in a quiet road in Kilburn in November 2014.

When officers stopped him, they found the bag in his Volkswagen van and inside was almost £150,000 in sterling and almost 25,000 euros.

Elsewhere in the van, they found bundles of bank notes, totalling £4,000 and over 135,000 euros.

The cash had been treated with a substance which would prevent sniffer dogs from detecting it at border control areas.

Gjurra denied he had done anything wrong, but was convicted of three counts of money laundering at the Old Bailey in September last year and was jailed for a total of seven years.

'Prosecution evidence wrongly admitted'

His lawyers took his case to the Court of Appeal on June 21, claiming that prosecution evidence had been wrongly admitted by the trial judge.

The evidence was from "experts", who confirmed that many of the aspects of the case were consistent with the laundering of drugs money.

That included the presence of large numbers of 500 Euro notes in the bundles and the types of communication between those involved in the handover.

Barrister Richard Furlong said Gjurra, of Lyndhurst Road, Thornton Heath, had claimed all along that the transaction was a legitimate property deal.

Dealing in cash is common in Albania, he said, describing it as a "grey economy".

But rejecting the appeal bid, Judge Melbourne Inman QC said the evidence included in the trial was rightly admitted.

It helped the jury decide elements of the case which were "potentially relevant", he said.

Judge Inman, sitting with Lord Justice Burnett and Mr Justice Edis, rejected the challenge and upheld the convictions.

read full article at source: http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/...money-11505724
 
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