Netherlands Grant Gay Iranian Deportation Reprieve

Initially ordered to be deported to Britain from Holland, Mehdi Kazemi has been granted a temporary reprieve while his case is reconsidered. Kazemi, who is gay, fears that if he is deported to Britain he will be sent back to Iran and hanged for being gay. Times Online

Mehdi Kazemi, the gay Iranian teenager facing deportation from Britain and execution in his home country, has been handed a temporary reprieve.

Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, announced today that his case will be reconsidered after concerns that he could be hanged if removed to his homeland.

Ms Smith said: “Following representations made on behalf of Mehdi Kazemi, and in the light of new circumstances since the original decision was made, I have decided that Mr Kazemi’s case should be reconsidered on his return to the UK from the Netherlands.”

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