Yaqub Ahmed, a 34-year-old Somalian, was convicted of rape in the UK. Ordered to be deported in 2018, he played on Britain s concern for human rights to stay here for five more years.
Ms Harper, who works for the BBC World Service, argued against Ahmed being deported to Somalia. He was deported in August following a long legal battle said to have cost up to £1million.
BBC insiders have cast doubt on whether a journalist who was hired as an expert witness by the legal team of a gang rapist seeking to block his deportation sought the proper permissions. Mary Harper, a BBC Africa reporter, tried to stop Yaqub Ahmed from being returned to Somalia.Ahmed, 34, was sent
A gang rapist has finally been deported to Somalia, but only after ministers offered concessions including a luxury hotel stay and a personal therapy package to