LONDON: Four members of a child sex grooming gang, originally from Pakistan, face deportation after they lost a legal battle to maintain British citizenship.
Shabir Ahmed, Adil Khan, Abdul Rauf and Abdul Aziz, all from Rochdale, challenged a government move that could pave the way for them to be deported to Pakistan.
Ringleader Ahmed, 63, previously claimed his convictions were a conspiracy to “scapegoat” Muslims.
Rochdale’s member of parliament called for the men to now be deported “as soon as possible”.
The four were among nine men from Rochdale and Oldham who were jailed in 2012 for exploiting girls as young as 13.
Ahmed was convicted of two rapes, trafficking, conspiracy and sexual assault.
Described by a judge as a “violent, hypocritical bully”, he led a group of men who plied girls with drink and drugs before “passing them around” for sex.
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