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Case against Shamima Begum is ‘no more than that she travelled to Syria,’ her barrister says
The UK Supreme Court in Parliament Square, Westminster, on the first day of the hearing to consider whether Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK to appeal against the deprivation of her British citizenship
THE only case against Shamima Begum is “no more than that she travelled to Syria and ‘aligned with IS’,” her barrister said today.
In written submissions to the Supreme Court, Lord Pannick QC argued: “It is not alleged that she fought, trained or participated in any terrorist activities, nor that she had any role within IS.
“It is not said that she has expressed or harbours any ill will against the United Kingdom.”
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