Hijackers allowed to stay.
 

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 :*

Thats as bad as the australian guy who attempted to hijack the B717 en-route Melbourne to Launceston... found not guilty due to him having an undiagnosed mental health problem?!?!!!!!! He has been placed in mental health care but not sentenced yet... one would hope that its for as long as the appropriate jail sentence?

agreed Basil - let the jurors/adjudicators in these cases be involved in a hijack, or one of their loved ones killed, and see what their thoughts are then......

Hardly an appropriate forum for this ?? :confused: