Court of Appeal allows excrement to remain in UK
A government bid to deport a failed asylum seeker who killed a 12-year-old girl in a hit-and-run in Lancashire has been rejected by the Court of Appeal.
Aso Mohammed Ibrahim, an Iraqi Kurd who was banned from driving, left Amy Houston dying under the wheels of his car in Blackburn in 2003.
The 33-year-old was jailed for four months but allowed to remain in the UK, with his family, on his release.
Judges refused an application to appeal against that decision.
It follows a failed appeal by the UK Border Agency, backed by Amy's father Paul, to two immigration judges last year.
Ibrahim was convicted of driving while disqualified and failing to stop after the accident.
He and his wife had two children after his release from prison.
Ibrahim's lawyers have argued human rights laws permit him to stay in the UK, because of his family.
'Greatest sympathy'
Mr Houston, who had to make the decision to turn off Amy's life support machine after the crash, has campaigned for Ibrahim to be deported.
In refusing permission to appeal, Lord Justice Sullivan and Lord Justice Gross expressed their "greatest sympathy" for Amy's family but said their only task was to decide whether there had been any error of law.
They ruled there had not been any error.
After Lord Justice Sullivan gave his reasons for dismissing the application, Mr Houston asked from the public gallery: "My Lord, what about my right to a family life?"
Aso Mohammed Ibrahim Ibrahim was jailed for four months after the crash in 2003
Mr Houston told reporters after the hearing: "I am still waiting for an answer to the question. What about my rights to family life and Amy's right to life?"
He added: "I'm disappointed with the outcome but I always expected it, to be honest.
"The judges had the opportunity to stand up for the hard-working people of this country, the people who pay their wages, and show the world and the country that the Human Rights Act isn't just about asylum seekers, criminals and terrorists but the average man - but they let me down and didn't do that.
"If there's a problem with the law, the law needs changing and the politicians have to start earning their money.
"If there's a problem with the Human Rights Act, they ought to do something about it."
He added: "Me and my daughter are victims in this. If they can't protect the innocent and vulnerable people of society, there's no point in the justice system.
"Maybe there's a possibility of taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights but I'd have to do that personally and it costs a lot of money - money I haven't got."
Immigration Minister Damian Green said after the ruling: "After taking our efforts to remove Mr Ibrahim from the UK to every possible stage of appeal, it is extremely disappointing that we have now been refused permission to have the case heard by the Court of Appeal.
"While we must accept the court's decision, I have every sympathy with Mr Houston, who I know will feel angry and frustrated with this outcome.
"I will be raising the wider issues highlighted by this tragic case with the Justice Secretary for consideration by the commission on UK human rights law which the government will be establishing later this year."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13015824
Originally Posted by Dedworth
, better describes how I feel about this 
decision. 
knows what goes on in some of our most senior judges' heads!! 
Ironic that one of the pair sitting in judgement should be called 'Lord Justice Gross'! GROSS Miscarriage of Justice - for the child's family - would be more appropriate in the circumstances.
... I'm surprised at the lack of response to this thread - apart from my own!
, but we dont need threads with people posting school ground insults at each other 
, the gov needs to change the law and 
absolutely shocking this countries judges are a laughing stock a bunch of cowboys im disgusted to be called British after this decision 
I agree with you john, so if he got 10yrs+ in prison his kids wouldn't have seen much of him anyway, so whats the difference if he was deported ?? being deported would effect his kids 'human rights' but him being in prison doesn't ?
