Who are the dangerous foreign criminals loose in the UK?

Almost £1 billion of tax-payers money was spent last year managing 12,250 foreign offenders currently in the UK.

But one in six (760 of 4,200) foreign national offenders have simply disappeared, reports the Times.

And among these 58 of the missing criminals are considered “high harm”, all of whom have absconded while awaiting deportation in the last four years.

The National Audit Office said that despite the police now having ten times the number of officials working on the foreign prisoners, their numbers have gone up.

Margaret Hodge, chairman of the Public Accounts Committee said: “It beggars belief that the Home Office and Ministry of Justice are managing the removal of foreign national offenders without knowing basic costs and how best to target their resources.”

But the Home Office said it was becoming easier to remove foreign offenders from the UK due to newly enacted powers.

Conservative MP Philip Hollobone, told the Times: “Most people will be staggered that despite increasing its staffing for deportations from 100 to 900, the Home Office is not deporting any more [foreign offenders] than it was before.”
Charles Clark lost his job as home secretary over the number of foreign criminals.

Wanted

The foreign criminals in the report absconded while awaiting deportation after sentencing

These are some of the other foreigners wanted by police for absconding or in connection with serious crimes.

Ibrahim Magag

Wanted by the Metropolitan Police Service on allegations of terrorism and violence as part of Operation Trebia. Magog, of Somali origin, absconded from a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures notice. The Crimestoppers website says: “The last possible sighting of Ibrahim Magag was in the Camden area at 17:20hrs on Wednesday 26 December.”

Mohammed Abdul Kadir

Wanted for questioning in relation to the rape of two girls under the age of 13. The offences were committed in Maidenhead, Berkshire in 2012/2013. The children’s family employed him to provide private religious tuition. The Crimestoppers website says: “He is an immigration overstayer having come to the UK from Bangladesh in 2011.”

Muharrem Denmarku

Wanted for questioning in relation to an allegation of rape. He is from Albania and his last known address was in Manchester. The Crimestoppers ‘Most Wanted’ page on the man says: “On Tuesday, January 21 at 11.45pm a 17-year-old girl was raped by a man at a property on Henry Street. Police would like to trace Muharrem Denmarku (23) in connection with this crime.”