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| 'Deported asylum seekers from Britain suffer abuse' |
| 2007-10-06 |
| Hundreds of asylum seekers who were deported upon the rejection of their application, were allegedly abused racially and physically by British teams escorting them to their home countries, The Independent reported on Friday. Citing a dossier of more than 200 cases compiled by a combination of legal firms, doctors, campaign groups and immigration centres, the newspaper said that in nearly every case, the allegations were made against private security companies contracted by the government to carry out enforced removals. A spokesman for the Border and Immigration Agency, which contracts companies to help deport failed asylum seekers, was quoted as saying by the newspaper: “Any allegations of misconduct are thoroughly investigated and all allegations of physical and racial abuse are referred to the police.” The paper said that of the three companies approved by the government to carry out forced removals, Group4Securicor said it was aware of the complaints but noted that nothing had been proven, and noted that it condemned such abuses. The other two companies, International Training Academy and GEO, both declined to comment on the report when contacted by The Independent. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Huh. Organizations & individuals with a vested interest in finding abuse announce that they've found abuse. Will wonders never cease? What I want to know is why Britain needs to contract out deportations to private companies. What, there aren't enough public servants around to escort terror-symp rotters back to the sewers that spawned them? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2007-10-06 12:16 |
| #1 Bloody awful! Obviously time for Group4Terminacor branch to move in and assume duties. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-10-06 07:11 |