A child rapist is allowed to stay in the UK after he argued that deportation would harm his mental health.
The man, who was jailed for attacking a teenage girl, was due to be kicked out and sent back to his native Eritrea in 2014.
However, he appealed the ruling, stating that he would not be able to be treated for depression or PTSD in the East African country.
A doctor said last month that the man, who cannot be named, would be more likely to take his own life if he returned to Eritrea.
His appeal was thus upheld, with the doctor adding that he would likely be punished if he returned to his country for evading military draft.
The decision to allow the appeal was made despite a security report finding that he posed a medium risk to the public if he lived freely in the UK.
Tory MP Nigel Mills told The Sun: “This man committed a serious criminal offence and should be nowhere near this country.
“If he was concerned about losing mental health treatment or being arrested for fleeing the draft, he should have thought about that before he committed the crime.
“This decision is another sign the tribunal system is deeply out of touch with the rest of Britain.”
The verdict comes just days after an asylum seeker, who avoided deportation after his flight was blocked by cabin crew, pled guilty to the rape of a 15-year-old girl.
Anicet Mayela, 40, arrived in the UK in 2004 after paying an “agent” to smuggle him out of Africa, where he claimed he was in danger.
The Congolese national became well-known amongst anti-deportation campaigners due to his protests outside of detention signs and his use of human rights laws to fight his return back to his home country.
Mayela could now face up to life in prison after he admitted to the offence, which Oxford Crown Court heard last week had an extreme level of “dangerousness” to it.
Two attempts were carried out to deport Mayela, with the second being thwarted by cabin crew from Air France.
Their intervention came amid claims that Mayela had been handcuffed and had his legs bound by deportation minders, resulting in his hand being broken.
Lawyers then said that to deport him would be to go against his human rights, so Mayela won leave to remain, whilst the police investigated the handlers for alleged assault.
Regarding the cabin crew’s interference, a source close to Home Secretary James Cleverly told The Sun that people “with no knowledge” of the circumstances of those for whom “they suddenly decide to intervene… can have appalling consequences for others”.
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