UK raises concern after Kenya applies to deport terror suspect linked to deadly woman
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UK residents raise concerns after the Kenyan government applies for the deportation of a terror suspect once his sentence elapses in July 2023
UK residents raise concerns after the Kenyan government applies for the deportation of a terror suspect once his sentence elapses in July 2023.
Several players in the UK have expressed concern after reports that Kenya plans to deport Jermain John Grant after his sentence ends in July 2023.
Grant was found in possession of bomb-making ingredients in 2019, which led to his conviction and four-year prison sentence.
Samantha Lewthwaite, also known as White Widow, is one of the most sought terrorist suspects in the world, and it was feared that these items were supposed to be used in attacks on Kenyan tourist hotels with her involvement.
According to a Daily Mail article, UK citizens were worried that Grant would be deported and constitute a threat to the monarchy.
“It raises the alarming prospect that a terror suspect who was a close associate of the world’s most wanted woman will be released back on the streets of Britain within days,” the report noted.
Grant was arrested in 2012 in a flat that he shared with Lewthwaite, infamously known as the White Widow.
Lewthwaite’s husband was one of four suicide bombers who killed 52 people in London in 2005.
The White Widow herself was linked to a terrorist attack at West Gate Mall where 70 people lost their lives.
The Kenyan Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) on Saturday, July 15, requested the High Court to issue orders for Grant’s immediate repatriation once he completes his jail term at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
Grant is a United Kingdom citizen having been born in Newham, East London. This means that the State is obliged to deport him to his country of origin in line with Kenyan immigration laws.
Despite being associated with terror activities in the UK, Daily Mail notes he is likely to walk away as a free man.
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Apart from the 2005 suicide bombing in London. UK residents observe that previous attacks staged by the terror suspect have claimed the lives of Britons. For instance, the West Gate Mall Attack where 5 UK citizens lost their lives.
“The deportation raises questions about whether he will face any monitoring in Britain, where Grant has not been charged with any terror offence,” the report notes.
According to the UK Daily, security authorities in the UK could institute a terrorism prevention and investigation measure (TPIM).
This is a measure that allows the government to monitor people considered terrorists without making an arrest.
“Suspects face measures such as wearing an electronic tag, a ban on internet use, and limits on who they can meet and where they can go,” it was explained.
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