Iranian crook’s ‘human rights’ claim
AN IRANIAN convict found guilty of more than 40 offences is using human rights legislation to avoid deportation.
He is one of 4,000 foreign criminals living in Britain who are believed to be using human rights laws to remain.
Davodreza Abasbahi-Gotti, 37, has served three prison sentences for 18 convictions since he arrived in the UK in 2002. His crimes include assaulting a police officer and theft. He has also been found guilty of driving while disqualified and driving without tax or insurance on multiple occasions.
His lawyers said deporting him would breach his rights as he has “psychiatric medical conditions including dependency disorder on opiates”.
Abasbahi-Gotti, who lives in a taxpayer-funded house in west London, was given permission to stay in Britain a year after he arrived but this was withdrawn after his third conviction.
This is his second attempt to stay after he initially claimed deportation would breach his right to private and family life. But last week it emerged he lied about having a wife and two children and only has three siblings in Britain.
He is one of 4,000 foreign criminals living in Britain who are believed to be using human rights laws to remain.
The UK Border Agency said it has changed the rules to make it harder for criminals to dodge deportation.
Last month Home Secretary Theresa May said the UKBA’s performance was “not good enough” and announced it would now be split into two agencies under Home Office control.