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Judges let Iranian burglar under a deportation order since 2007 stay in Britain because he faces torture at home

Judges ruled that an Iranian man with a criminal record stretching back to 2003 faces a reasonable likelihood of torture if deported to Iran.
Judges ruled that an Iranian man with a criminal record stretching back to 2003 faces a reasonable likelihood of torture if deported to Iran.
Gohardasht Prison in Iran. Expert witness Dr Hafidh warned that the recent conflict with Israel and the US had increased the regime's paranoia, raising the risk to the man if deported.
Gohardasht Prison in Iran. Expert witness Dr Hafidh warned that the recent conflict with Israel and the US had increased the regime's paranoia, raising the risk to the man if deported.

An Iranian man whose elder brother was executed in the 1990s for anti-revolutionary activities has convinced the Upper Tribunal that he is 'reasonably likely' to be detained, interrogated and tortured if sent home, despite a record running from burglary and theft in 2003 to crack cocaine possession and a common assault caution in January 2024.

Expert witness Dr Hafidh said torture is 'a routine method of interrogation in Iran'.

Medical experts Dr Galappathie and Dr Preston found AX's mental health problems consistent with torture, and not feigned.

Dr Hafidh warned the recent conflict with Israel and the US 'has only increased the regime's paranoia'.

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