Random violence without a causal connection with any political purpose was not a political crime.
Judges:
Lord Lloyd of Berwick
Citations:
Independent 04-Nov-1994, Times 09-Nov-1994
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – T v Secretary of State for the Home Department HL 22-May-1996
The applicant for asylum had been involved in an airport bomb attack killing 10 people. Asylum had been refused on the basis that this was a non-political crime. Though the organisation had political objectives, those were only indirectly associated . .
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Immigration, Human Rights
Updated: 20 May 2022; Ref: scu.89679