Hijackers allowed to stay for fear of infringing their human rights.
Nine Afghan gunmen who hijacked an airliner four years ago and forced it to fly to London have been told they can stay in Britain with their wives and children.
After a secret court hearing, immigration adjudicators refused them asylum but ruled that they could not be deported because their human rights would be infringed.
David Davis, the shadow home secretary, described the ruling as "crazy" last night on the grounds that it sent the wrong signals to others tempted to use hijackings to claim asylum.
(Telegraph. By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor (Filed: 14/07/2004)
Why, "Thank you!", Mr Adjudicator; I hope that, one day, you and your family have the experience of seeing a hijack from the inside
