Britain’s highest court has rejected a bid by a woman who was stripped of her UK citizenship for joining the Islamic State group to return to challenge the decision.
Britain’s highest court on Friday rejected a bid by a woman who was stripped of her UK citizenship for joining the Islamic State group to return to challenge the decision. READ| German ‚IS leader‘ faces verdict Five judges at the Supreme Court gave a unanimous decision in the case of Shamima Begum, whose legal battles have come to be seen as a test of how countries treat nationals who joined the jihadists. „Ms Begum’s appeal against the leave to enter decision is dismissed,“ the head of the Supreme Court, judge Robert Reed, said in a written judgment. The judges said the right to a fair hearing did not override other considerations such as the safety of the public. „The appropriate response to the problem in the present case is for the deprivation appeal to be stayed until Ms Begum is in a position to play an effective part in it without the safety of the public being compromised,“ they added.
