Lawyers sought to overturn ruling last year that revocation of her citizenship was lawful
Shamima Begum, who left Britain as a schoolgirl to live under Islamic State (IS), has failed in a fresh attempt to overturn a decision to remove her British citizenship after the court of appeal ruled against her.
Three judges unanimously concluded that the then home secretary, Sajid Javid, had the power to set aside concerns she may have been a victim of child trafficking when she travelled in secret with two friends from east London to Syria in 2015.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Lawyers sought to overturn ruling last year that revocation of her citizenship was lawfulShamima Begum, who left Britain as a schoolgirl to live under Islamic State (IS), has failed in a fresh attempt to overturn a decision to remove her British citizenship after the court of appeal ruled against her.Three judges unanimously concluded that the then home secretary, Sajid Javid, had the power to set aside concerns she may have been a victim of child trafficking when she travelled in secret with two friends from east London to Syria in 2015. Continue reading…
