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The ringleader of a child sex grooming gang has appealed against deportation from Britain on human rights grounds.
Shabir Ahmed, 63, claimed his child sex offence convictions in 2012 was a conspiracy to "scapegoat" Muslims, an immigration tribunal heard.
Ahmed, who is serving a 22-year jail sentence, appeared at the First Tier Immigration Tribunal, sitting at Manchester Crown Court.
He is appealing against a decision to strip him of UK citizenship.
Described by a judge as a "violent, hypocritical bully", Ahmed led a group of men who preyed on girls as young as 13 in Rochdale, plying them with drink and drugs before "passing them around" for sex.
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www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-35590906
Shabir Ahmed, 63, claimed his child sex offence convictions in 2012 was a conspiracy to "scapegoat" Muslims, an immigration tribunal heard.
Ahmed, who is serving a 22-year jail sentence, appeared at the First Tier Immigration Tribunal, sitting at Manchester Crown Court.
He is appealing against a decision to strip him of UK citizenship.
Described by a judge as a "violent, hypocritical bully", Ahmed led a group of men who preyed on girls as young as 13 in Rochdale, plying them with drink and drugs before "passing them around" for sex.
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www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-35590906
