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4 June 2010 – Rob Waugh of the Yorkshire Post has done a sterling job in using Freedom of Information requests to uncover the numbers of suspected war criminals who have been turned down on their application for British citizenship. The raw numbers are below. This is the first time that the Government has provided figures that break down the number of suspects by country of origin.
The caveat is that the standard of proof needed in immigration matters is extremely low (reasonable grounds for considering) – far lower …
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THE Home Office has admitted it has taken no action to remove nearly 100 suspected war criminals from the UK after belatedly detecting their presence more than five years after they arrived.
The suspects, who may have taken part in civilian massacres, mass rape, torture and a range of other crimes, were only identified when they applied to become British citizens.
To have applied for citizenship, they must have lived in the country for at least five years – and already been granted the right to live in the UK. Suspected war …
