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Shamima Begum: IS bride 'would face death penalty in Bangladesh'
Source: BBC
Shamima Begum: IS bride ‘would face death penalty in Bangladesh’
3 May 2019
IS bride Shamima Begum would "face the death penalty" for terrorism if she came to Bangladesh, the country's foreign minister has said.
Abdul Momen told the BBC that Ms Begum has "nothing to do" with his country.
The 19-year-old, who left east London to join the Islamic State group in 2015, was stripped of her British citizenship in February.
Her claim to Bangladeshi nationality through her mother is believed to have informed the Home Office's decision.
Under international law, it is illegal to deprive a person of citizenship if to do so would leave them stateless.
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3 May 2019
IS bride Shamima Begum would "face the death penalty" for terrorism if she came to Bangladesh, the country's foreign minister has said.
Abdul Momen told the BBC that Ms Begum has "nothing to do" with his country.
The 19-year-old, who left east London to join the Islamic State group in 2015, was stripped of her British citizenship in February.
Her claim to Bangladeshi nationality through her mother is believed to have informed the Home Office's decision.
Under international law, it is illegal to deprive a person of citizenship if to do so would leave them stateless.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48154781
