A POLISH PROBLEM MADE IN BRITAIN
Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 11:42AM So what do you make of the news that suspected Polish criminals are set to be released onto Britain’s streets because of shambolic delays in returning them home? Alleged and convicted violent yobs, drug dealers, muggers and burglars wanted in Poland could be freed because lawyers here will argue that continued detention breaches their human rights. Oh dear. It seemingly stems from Poland’s repeated failure to fly them home once extradition has been agreed. Two suspects, one accused of a serious assault, are already understood to have been let out.
This seems wrong at many levels. First of all, Britain has no obligation to keep these wanted Polish criminals, though we may wonder why it is that all ended up here in the UK? Second, the Human Rights defence that the legal beagles put up for these wanted criminals should be dismissed, but I bet it will treated very seriously. Third, Poland needs to get the finger out and charter the aircraft to fly its criminals home.
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Reader Comments (6)
David,
Worrying. The Poles should have got enough moolah from the Americans (the Patriot game) to be able to afford that repatriation.
BTW I sometimes have a problem with French polish.
Why wait for airplanes, clearly folks have swam across the the English Channel before.
>>clearly folks have swam across the the English Channel before.<<
Yes, but not through the North Sea and the Baltic to Poland. Even the RN failed to make it on time to help Danzig on that fateful day in 1939.
I think its becoming increasingly clear the institutions within Britain are just not able to cope with the influx. This is affecting health, education, housing, and now prison-overcrowding.
Percy,
It's solving our plumbing problem though.
Percy -
I expect more from you.