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Friday, May 16, 2003
Algerian’s deportation cancelled at eleventh hour Ali Serir was sitting in a van at Greenock prison yesterday, ready for a flight home to his native Algeria, when his deportation order was cancelled.
Had the removal order not been lifted, Mr Serir, whose Scottish wife is expecting a baby, faced torture and certain death on his return, according to Aamer Anwar, his lawyer.
The U-turn follows an intervention by Mr Anwar and Tommy Sheridan, the Scottish Socialist party leader, who sent a letter to David Blunkett, the home secretary, on Monday.
A Home Office investigation is now under way, with Les Hodges, a chief immigration officer, confirming that the order had been cancelled until all matters raised by Mr Sheridan have been addressed. The Herald
