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The ringleader of a notorious Rochdale grooming gang is set to be released from jail this week and cannot be deported, his victims have been told.<\/b><\/p>\n
Shabir Ahmed, 73, known to his victims as “Daddy”, had dual British-Pakistani citizenship but was stripped of the former following his conviction in 2012 for multiple counts of rape and sexual offences against girls.<\/a><\/p>\n Documents shared online, reportedly from the Probation Service to one of his victims, state that he will be released on Thursday.<\/p>\n The Home Office said Ahmed’s crimes were “appalling” and that he would be subject to stringent licence conditions upon his release from prison. <\/p>\n Ahmed must initially live in supervised accommodation 24\/7 and will be subject to an “exclusion zone” centred on Rochdale.<\/p>\n The papers published online said Ahmed cannot be deported back to Pakistan due to provisions under the Immigration Act 1971. <\/p>\n The act says because Ahmed arrived in the UK before 1973 and lived in the country for at least five years before his deportation was considered, his removal is barred. <\/p>\n Following the news, one of the Rochdale gang’s victims told how she has been left feeling “scared for my safety”.<\/p>\n The girl, who was sexually abused from the age of 12, told BBC Newsnight<\/a> Ahmed was well-known in Rochdale, Oldham and Middleton.<\/p>\n “Even if he is not in those areas, he still knows people and could contact them, which makes me feel unsafe,” she said.<\/p>\n “At the end of the trial, we were told they would all be deported once released, but not one of them has been deported. <\/p>\n “There are always false promises.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n