Farce of Iraqi sex offender stuck in Britain for three years... even though ... trends now
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A foreign criminal has been stuck in Britain for three years even though he wants to be deported, ministers have been told.
The convicted sex offender has even offered to pay for his air fare back to his native Iraq – but the Home Office has failed to put him on a plane.
He claims he cannot leave the country of his own accord because he is on the sex offenders register and needs permission from the authorities.
The farcical case was raised by his local MP in Newport, Labour's Jessica Morden, in the House of Commons on Monday.
She said: 'The man lied about his name and country of origin and is a convicted sex offender who has breached the terms of his licence?
The convicted sex offender has even offered to pay for his air fare back to his native Iraq – but the Home Office (pictured) has failed to put him on a plane
The farcical case was raised by his local MP in Newport, Labour's Jessica Morden (pictured), in the House of Commons on Monday
'The courts want him returned home. He wants to return home and will even pay for his flight, but for some unfathomable reason, the Home Office seems incapable of authorising or allowing that. It has been three years. Why?'
Home Office minister Michael Tomlinson said: 'It is interesting to note that opposition members, including the leader of the Labour Party, have
