01/02/2011

Immigration officer places wife on 'no fly' list

Plane207 There have been numerous examples over the past couple of years of innocent people being placed on 'no fly' lists around the world. The most famous of these was the late Senator Ted Kennedy who was stopped and questioned by Police at airports in Massachussets on five occasions in 2004. According to media reports, the name "T. Kennedy" was used as an alias by someone on the list of terrorist suspects, thus causing his name to be flagged up.

Confusion aside, the Daily Mail carries news today of an immigration officer who used his access to 'no fly' databases to put his wife on a list of people whose presence in the UK is "not conducive to the public good". As a result, his wife remained with her family in Pakistan for three years until immigration officer's actions were uncovered during an internal review of cases. He has now been sacked.

Big Brother Watch understands the argument for some individuals who have a proven record of involvement in terrorist activities but it is horrifying to think that an immigration officer would have the power to arbitrarily place people on the 'no fly' list without a comprehensive internal review process.  What is more concerning is that the actions of the officer in question were only detected after he was earmarked for promotion! 

The full story can be found here.

Daniel Hamilton
By Daniel Hamilton
1 Feb 2011 09:33:33 | Overbearing state

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Andrew Ampers Taylor

Is this true? Or is it a recruitment ploy by Immigration to get more staff?

Posted by: Andrew Ampers Taylor | 01/02/2011 at 10:15 AM

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