UK shuts the door on runaway Isis schoolgirl who wants to come home to give birth
The Home Secretary has warned he ‘will not hesitate’ in shutting the door on a pregnant schoolgirl who ran away to join Isis. Sajid Javid said those who left the UK to join Isis were ‘full of hate for our country’, and should be prepared to be prosecuted if they do return home. Speaking to The Times, he said: ‘My message is clear – if you have supported terrorist organisations abroad I will not hesitate to prevent your return.
‘If you do manage to return you should be ready to be questioned, investigated and potentially prosecuted.’ Shamima Begum, 19, is heavily pregnant and has begged to be allowed to return to Britain to give birth. She married a Dutch convert, Yago Riedijk, 27, within 10 days of arriving in Syria after reportedly applied for a husband who ‘spoke English between the ages of 20-25’. Speaking from a refugee camp in northern Syria, she said her two other children were dead and she wanted to ‘do anything required just to be able to come home and live quietly’ with her third child. If she does return, she will face an investigation to establish if she has committed any criminal offenses and to evaluate if she poses a threat. The Home Office said it does not comment on individual cases, although anyone who returns to the UK after travelling to Isis territory faces criminal investigation and stricter laws are now in place.
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