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Suspected foreign war criminals 'able to stay in UK'
Forty-nine people suspected of genocide, torture or other serious crimes abroad are living in the UK despite being priority cases for deportation, figures reveal.
Because courts have ruled they could be harmed or killed if sent to their home country, the suspects have been given "restricted" leave to stay in the UK.
Rules were introduced to monitor such cases more closely in 2011.
Since then one person subject to the restrictions has been deported.
One recent case involving an individual refused asylum, who cannot legally be removed from Britain, is that of a former Taliban deputy commander accused of attacking Nato forces in Afghanistan.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26145293
