![]() He was confirmed by the Rt Rev Cyril Ashton at Liverpool Cathedral in 2017.Īn asylum seeker can claim asylum based on their conversion to a new religion if they will face persecution in their home country because of their new faith. Mr Mendoza added: “The Church of England is the main culprit in this.”Įzedi’s case recalls that of Emad Jamil Al Swealmeen, a Christian convert who blew himself up outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Sunday in 2021 after months of planning. The consequences of this are frequently devastating.” “That he was allowed to stay after an obviously false conversion to Christianity highlights the continued problem of the complicity of various British institutions in what has become a pro-asylum industry. The Church been strongly condemned over its role in a system where asylum seekers who convert can remain.Īlan Mendoza, of the Henry Jackson Society counter-extremism think tank, told The Telegraph: “Abdul Ezedi should never have been granted asylum status in the UK in the first place following multiple failed attempts and a sexual offences conviction. ![]() The Church of England said it was not currently aware of any links to its churches. It was only when he made a third appeal, supported by the priest, that he was finally granted asylum. The Telegraph understands that, in his second application, Ezedi claimed he had converted to Christianity, but this too was refused. ![]() “It is the role of the Home Office, and not the Church, to vet asylum seekers and judge the merits of their individual cases.”Įzedi, now at the centre of a nationwide manhunt, arrived illegally in the UK in the back of a lorry in 2016, and was convicted of a sex offence in 2018.ĭespite this, he was granted leave to remain in 2021 or 2022 after a priest vouched for his conversion and argued he was “wholly committed” to his new religion. The 35-year-old claimed he had converted from Islam and that his life would be in danger if he was returned to his native country.Ī spokesman for the Church of England said on Friday: “This is clearly a shocking and distressing incident, and our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected by it. The Church of England has said it is not its job to vet asylum seekers after it emerged an Afghan sex offender wanted over an acid attack had a priest vouch he had converted to Christianity so he could stay in Britain.Ĭhurch leaders have come under fire after it emerged Abdul Ezedi, who is suspected of carrying out the chemical attack in Clapham which left a mother and child disfigured and injured 10 others, was twice denied asylum before being allowed to stay.
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