The high-profile judge, whom the Guardian did not name for his safety, also received strong support from two former independent reviewers of terrorism law. He has worked closely with British and US forces to crack down on Taliban, Islamic State, Al Qaeda and Haqqani network terrorists arrested in Afghanistan and is at such high risk that he must hide in separate locations from the rest of his family. is in hiding. He may not have direct telephone conversations for fear of revealing his whereabouts. A Supreme Court ruling on 1 April this year upheld his claim to asylum in the United Kingdom. The UK government has acknowledged that it is in danger in Afghanistan, but says it does not meet the policy criteria to be transferred to the UK. Officials said his contribution to the UK counterterrorism work in Afghanistan was “minimal” and that because the court where he ousted terrorists arrested by the allies was an Afghan institution, he was not a direct British government official. The judge will have to make an extremely dangerous trip to Pakistan at a visa processing center in the UK to do his biometrics for a visa application. However, if the UK government refuses the visa, it could be deported from Pakistan back to Afghanistan and placed directly in the hands of the Taliban. The judgment of the Supreme Court of Justice Lieven states: “I accept that if it happened, you would have put JZ [anonymised initials used in the ruling] and probably his family in real and imminent danger of death. “ He added that the UK government had failed to exercise discretion to defer biometrics “in a rational way”. Former independent reviewers of terrorism law, Lord Carlisle and Lord Anderson, wrote to the Home Office on April 15, urging them to reconsider their decision not to allow the judge to come to the UK. “The courageous acceptance by judges of the responsibility for the incorruptible trial of terrorists. Has made a significant contribution to the lives of Afghans and to international efforts against terrorism,” the letter said. In a second case where the government has left Afghans in danger in their homeland, an Afghan interpreter who worked for the British forces and was seriously injured in a Taliban bombing before being transferred to the UK has been trying to bring his parents and siblings for eight months. from Afghanistan to security in Britain. However, a letter from the Department of Defense (MoD) dated April 26 stated that officials had not yet been able to confirm the suitability of the man’s family for the relocation and relief plan in Afghanistan and urged his supporters not to make the case public. . Subscribe to the First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7 p.m. BST The undercover judge said through an intermediary: “I am shocked by the government’s decision to refuse to relocate me to the United Kingdom. I was once considered an important ally, given the security due to the imminent threat I faced, and awarded certificates of appreciation for my material contribution to the UK and Allied counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan. “I do not regret bringing to justice those who killed innocent people, including British government staff, but I am devastated, abandoned and stabbed in the back by the government for refusing to relocate me to the United Kingdom. “I ask them to save my life and the lives of my family.” A MoD spokesman said officials were unable to comment on individual cases. as soon as possible. To date, we have relocated more than 9,000 applicants and their dependent members to the United Kingdom. The program remains open and is not limited in time and we are determined to continue with this project “.
