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Rochdale rape gang ringleader cannot be deported due to loophole as 'depraved paedophile' set for prison release

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Daily Mail
Grooming gang ringleader, 73, who has been convicted of 30 child rape offences 'cannot be deported' and is set to walk free from prison
Shabir Ahmed (pictured), 73, a key figure in the Rochdale grooming gangs, is set to be released from prison within a matter of days.
30 Jun, 02:17
GB News
Rochdale rape gang ringleader cannot be deported due to loophole as 'depraved paedophile' set for prison release
A grooming gang leader cannot be deported back to Pakistan despite being stripped of his British citizenship due to a loophole in legislation. Shabir Ahmed is set to be released from prison on Thursday but is unable to be deported due to a provision in the act that exempts Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK before 1973 from removal. The 73-year-old was jailed back in 2012 for multiple rape and child sexua
29 Jun, 22:02