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Runaway Islamic State bride Shamima Begum could face the death penalty for involvement in terrorism if she goes to Bangladesh, the country’s foreign minister has said.
Abdul Momen said Bangladesh had “nothing to do” with Ms Begum, and warned she could be “hanged”.
Ms Begum was one of three schoolgirls to leave Bethnal Green in east London to join Islamic State (IS) in 2015.
In February, the now 19-year-old was stripped of her British citizenship by the Home Secretary after she resurfaced at a refugee camp in Syria.
Under international law it is illegal to revoke someone’s citizenship if it leaves them stateless.
It was thought Ms Begum had a claim to Bangladeshi citizenship through her family, but Bangladeshi officials have denied this.
Speaking to ITV News, Dr Momen said: “We have nothing to do with Shamima Begum. She is not a Bangladeshi citizen.
“She never applied for Bangladeshi citizenship. She was born in England and her mother is British.
“If anyone is found to be involved with terrorism, we have a simple rule: there will be capital punishment. And nothing else.
“She would be put in prison and immediately the rule is she should be hanged.”
The issue of Ms Begum’s citizenship arose when she declared she wanted to return home from the Syrian refugee camp, ahead of the fall of IS’s self-proclaimed territorial caliphate.
Ms Begum gave birth to a baby boy, Jarrah, in the camp, who died aged less than three weeks.
The Home Secretary faced criticism in the wake of the child’s death, who was a British citizen regardless of his mother’s status.
Sajid Javid defended his decision to remove Ms Begum’s citizenship and said the Government could not assist British nationals in Syria as there is no consular presence there.
In March, it was reported that Ms Begum’s family have begun legal proceedings to challenge the Home Secretary’s move.
The Government has said it would not comment on individual cases and that decisions to deprive individuals of their citizenship are based on “all available evidence” and are “not taken lightly”.
Abdul Momen said Bangladesh had “nothing to do” with Ms Begum, and warned she could be “hanged”.
Ms Begum was one of three schoolgirls to leave Bethnal Green in east London to join Islamic State (IS) in 2015.
In February, the now 19-year-old was stripped of her British citizenship by the Home Secretary after she resurfaced at a refugee camp in Syria.
Under international law it is illegal to revoke someone’s citizenship if it leaves them stateless.
It was thought Ms Begum had a claim to Bangladeshi citizenship through her family, but Bangladeshi officials have denied this.
Speaking to ITV News, Dr Momen said: “We have nothing to do with Shamima Begum. She is not a Bangladeshi citizen.
“She never applied for Bangladeshi citizenship. She was born in England and her mother is British.
“If anyone is found to be involved with terrorism, we have a simple rule: there will be capital punishment. And nothing else.
“She would be put in prison and immediately the rule is she should be hanged.”
The issue of Ms Begum’s citizenship arose when she declared she wanted to return home from the Syrian refugee camp, ahead of the fall of IS’s self-proclaimed territorial caliphate.
Ms Begum gave birth to a baby boy, Jarrah, in the camp, who died aged less than three weeks.
The Home Secretary faced criticism in the wake of the child’s death, who was a British citizen regardless of his mother’s status.
Sajid Javid defended his decision to remove Ms Begum’s citizenship and said the Government could not assist British nationals in Syria as there is no consular presence there.
In March, it was reported that Ms Begum’s family have begun legal proceedings to challenge the Home Secretary’s move.
The Government has said it would not comment on individual cases and that decisions to deprive individuals of their citizenship are based on “all available evidence” and are “not taken lightly”.
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Whatever happened to the other two girls who ran off with Begum?
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Nothing said about them. As far as the punishment goes it's only just Begum.
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thought the other 2 had been killed during the fighting
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Who knows what's begum of them.
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There will be a run on Nivea at boots outlets near the BBC/Guardian for all the hand wringng this might induce....
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This threat will help her get back here.
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True, it's all part of the political game.
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Do us all a favour.
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Sica is right of course, apparently (this has been said many times) the UK doesn't like sending people to places they might get the death sentence so signalling this will put more pressure on us to take the so and so and they can swerve the hot potato.
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That's good news ;best get her there asap
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Oh Dear ...... How Sad ........... Never Mind
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On the BBC about another Boiler over there , 7 sprogs, Must have been banging None stop since day 1
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So men who actually fought for ISIL are welcome back but some deluded spunk bucket and bog cleaner (turns out ISIL wasn't big on gender equality) is persona non grata. Sounds about right for our government.
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PoP finally reaches -ve on the troll-o-meter. We knew it would happen, but still it's a landmark moment.
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Definition of 'sub-dolphin' required
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Why stop there? ****.
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Feckin 'ell I'm so easily manipulated. All it took was one "smiley" from PoP above an for 30 seconds I stopped hating the world.
 If I wasn't already half way through feeding things into my basement "corpse shredder 2000" I'd have whole new outlook on life!  (PS This is a joke. I could only afford "Rabbit Tickler 19.3B" and even then it overheats on the extended documentation on my fondue set.) |
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I assume posy is on the wind up
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Still waiting on definition of 'sub-dolphin' , or is it something PoP has heard and , without being aware of its meaning , has just chucked it in hoping to appear intelligent ?
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 @ Posy Tbh any Returning should be Detained , If it was alright for Suspected IRA back in the Day ? What is the Difference with these Rsoles ? As for the Women they seem to banging out Kids none stop , The one with 7 kids is Rediculous WTF would have 2 kids never Mind 7 in a War Zone .. Never Mind H BLOCKS WE NEED M BLOCKS , these so called fighters should not be roaming be free in the UK , it will go one way ... AS for Child bearing women: The UK also has one of the largest gaps in fertility rates between Muslims and non-Muslims, with Muslim women having an average of 2.9 children compared to the 1.8 had by non-Muslims. At this rate you are Looking at 15 Million in the Uk The next 30 years , The old Ballot Box bellies are in full Swing Good Luck to those of you who will still be Here |
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There are creatures classified as sub-dolphin but they serve no particular porpoise.
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