'She chose to go to a war zone but girls her age chose to go to a concert and never came back': a Manchester Arena bombing survivor has said Shamima Begum 'has no place' in Britain
Picture: GettyA survivor of the Manchester Arena bombing attack linke that killed 22 people has said Shamima Begum should "stay where she is".
The decision bars her from from returning to the UK and leaves her stuck in a camp in northern Syria. “My life was changed forever by what a Islamic suicide bomber did that day. I take sleeping tablets now but still have nightmares. "And over a period of time, about a year, 12-13 months it changed, quite rapidly really, she became a victim."
LBC's Tom Swarbrick quizzed the MP, asking: “What crimes do you think the British state may have committed?” "Essentially, and from the perspective of those responsible for the trafficking, the motive for bringing her to Syria was sexual exploitation to which, as a child, she could not give a valid consent.
"Regrettably, this is a lost opportunity to put into reverse a profound mistake and a continuing injustice. She has been locked in a legal battle with the Government ever since in an attempt to get her citizenship restored.In the latest stage, she challenged the Home Office at the Special Immigration Appeals Tribunal over the decision.
Her supporters claimed she was a victim of trafficking and grooming by ISIS, but the government said she went to Syria with ‘eyes wide open’ and posed a danger to society. "The Government's priority remains maintaining the safety and security of the UK and we will robustly defend any decision made in doing so."
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