Leader of Muslim Grooming Gang Released from Prison, Cannot Be Deported

The leader of a Muslim grooming gang that raped at least 50 girls in the North of England has been released from prison and cannot be deported

Shabir Ahmed, 73, was released from HMP Leeds on Thursday, after serving 14 years of a 22-year sentence for rape and sexual abuse. Although Ahmed was stripped of his British citizenship, the British government has said he cannot be legally removed from the country

The leader of a Muslim grooming gang that raped at least 50 girls in the North of England has been released from prison and cannot be deported.

Shabir Ahmed, 73, was released from HMP Leeds on Thursday, after serving 14 years of a 22-year sentence for rape and sexual abuse.

He was released despite failing to obtain parole on three separate occasions and being deemed a “high risk of sexual offending.” Ahmed has refused to accept guilt for his crimes and still believes it is “acceptable to sexually abuse underage victims,” according to parole documents.

Although Ahmed was stripped of his British citizenship, the British government has said he cannot be legally removed from the country, since he arrived before 1971.

The UK’s Guardian newspaper reports, “One of his victims, Amber, said she had been left feeling ‘physically sick’ and unable to sleep as she considered the ongoing danger posed by Ahmed and his contacts.

“Amber was one of about 50 girls who were raped, abused and trafficked by Ahmed and his associates from about 2008. A judge said they had been treated ‘as though they were worthless and beyond any respect’ because they were not part of the same community or religion as the offenders, who were mainly of Pakistani heritage.

“Although government sources said attempts had been made to inform victims prior to Ahmed’s release, Amber said she had had no contact from the police, the Prison Service or victim support and found out via a message from a friend with a link to a news story.”

Kate Ellis, a solicitor at Centre for Women’s Justice, the organisation who acted for Amber, said: “Victims of serious sexual offending are usually notified of the perpetrator’s possible release from prison and given an opportunity to raise concerns about their release or proposed licence conditions – not least because they may have serious concerns about their safety.

“If the government’s new early release provisions for sexual offenders are depriving victims of an opportunity to raise such concerns, that should be a cause for serious concern. If victims are not even being notified of their abuser’s proposed release, that is completely unacceptable.”

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