Revealed: How Clapham chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi was allowed to stay in UK despite sex offence conviction
The Clapham chemical attack suspect was granted asylum after convincing a judge he was a Christian convert – despite concerns he had “fabricated” parts of his claim.
A tranche of immigration documents has revealed a judge had already refused Abdul Ezedi’s application for asylum in 2017 because they did not believe his conversion – which happened in a matter of weeks – was genuine.
However, he was granted leave to remain after successfully convincing a different judge on appeal three years later, arguing his new Christian faith could lead to his persecution if he was returned to Afghanistan.
His successful claim was supported by a Baptist minister from a church in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, which he joined shortly after arriving in Britain in
