In the midst of a nationwide manhunt we now know Abdul aidi was granted Asylum after being convicted of sex offenses in 2018 he admitted sexual assault and indecent exposure and was handed a suspended prison sentence at Newcastle Crown Court but despite being on the sex offenders register and two earlier Failed Asylum bids in 2020 a tribunal granted his claim after a priest told them he converted to Christianity here in the home secretary's constituency we found anger total disgrace that the government you know are letting people in like that to this country we're all in danger this acid And everything T that's happened who in Earth allowed him to come in in the first place they're used to seeing Asylum Seekers here from nearby RAF Weathersfield where hundreds are housed and the local vicar are kept busy around 20 plenty of the men were baptized just last weekend being a Christian is deemed A reason it's unsafe for people to return to some countries your claim is on the grounds of Christianity also yeah most of them most most of the people yeah most of the claims are are they Christianity yeah but he doesn't think eidi should have been allowed to stay as We are here we must respect and govern by the law of of the country institution of UK for people in communities like this one with Asylum Seekers housed close by there is no way of knowing how many have criminal records because the home office don't publicly provide the Data hearing that someone like aidi was granted Asylum will only add to the anxiety the government says its Rwanda policy will tackle those concerns but there are already rules around deportation of foreign criminals is sentence wasn't long enough to meet the criteria and his claim of being unsafe As a Christian in Afghanistan a legitimate ground for appeal and his case isn't unique I had a specific client who must have had over 24 uh offenses and he could not be returned back to um Iran the government would seek to blame people like you who they might describe as Lefty lawyers for Creating this problem what what would you say to that they don't understand the the laws they don't understand the European Convention of Human Rights and as a result of their ignorance I feel that they're choosing a scapegoat when the Asylum process allows a man like this to stay it's Little Wonder public support for the system is at Breaking Point Becky Johnson Sky News in Weathersfield