Overview

• He arrived by small boat among over 23,000 Channel crossers this year and was jailed last Wednesday at Gloucester Crown Court for entering the UK without valid clearance.
• Government spokespeople have declined to confirm any extradition requests, creating uncertainty over whether he will be deported upon completing his term.
• The suspect is wanted in Lebanon on charges that he suffocated his wife, former beauty queen Zeina Kanjo, in January 2021.
• Previous extradition attempts by Sweden and Germany were blocked after he argued he could face execution if returned to Lebanon.
• Opposition leaders have seized on the case to call for stricter Channel border controls and automatic deportation of serious foreign criminals.