1 hour ago Ahmed, who came to the UK successful the precocious 1960s, held dual British and Pakistani citizenship astatine the clip helium was convicted.
His British citizenship was stripped by the courts aft helium was jailed, and it was expected helium would beryllium deported erstwhile his condemnation was complete.
Earlier this week, victims of the pack were told provisions nether the Immigration Act 1971 barred the removal of immoderate Commonwealth national who arrived successful the UK earlier 1973 and had been successful the state for 5 years.
The BBC understands the UK authorities is considering whether the 1971 instrumentality could beryllium changed done an amendment to the Immigration and Asylum Bill, which is presently making its mode done Parliament.
But erstwhile immoderate legislative hurdles are cleared, the UK authorities would look the diplomatic situation of getting Pakistan to hold to judge Ahmed's deportation to the country.
That would necessitate co-operation from Pakistani authorities, thing that has proved elusive successful akin cases successful the past.
Pakistan has antecedently refused to instrumentality backmost 2 of Ahmed's co-ringleaders successful the nine-man Rochdale grooming gang.
Qari Abdul Rauf and Adil Khan could not beryllium deported contempt being stripped of their British citizenship successful 2018.
Conservative shadiness location caput Chris Philp said the authorities should see cutting overseas assistance to Pakistan if it refuses to instrumentality Ahmed back.
He told GB News: "If a British national commits a transgression offence determination other oregon is successful different state illegally, of course, we instrumentality backmost our ain citizens.
"So we expect different countries, similar Pakistan, to bash the aforesaid erstwhile the footwear is connected the different foot."
Ahmed was jailed for 22 years successful 2012, 1 of 9 men successful the Rochdale grooming pack proceedings convicted of offences against children.
Police said arsenic galore arsenic 50 girls could person been victims of the gang, and that galore of them had travel from chaotic, "council estate" backgrounds.
Judge Gerald Clifton said victims were treated "as though they were worthless and beyond immoderate respect" due to the fact that they were not portion of the gang's assemblage oregon religion.
Greater Manchester Police said astatine the clip determination was nary "racial oregon cultural" constituent to the crimes.
A study aboriginal recovered that constabulary had not acted contempt aggregate concerns being raised. It said determination had been "serious aggregate failures" by constabulary and section authorities.
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