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36- July - 2003 |
Boris
Lidovski must stay!
The threat of imminent deportation of
a Communication Workers Union (CWU) member who sought asylum in Britain
after being threatened at gunpoint by Russian gangsters has prompted
the launch of a campaign to allow him to stay in Britain.
Supported, amongst others, by CWU general
secretary Billy Hayes, Norwich MP Ian Gibson and CWU Eastern Regional
Secretary John Colbert, the 'Boris Lidovski must stay!' campaign is
now urgently seeking support from the public, trade Unions and CWU
members across the country.
Eastern No 4 branch area processing
rep Paul Turnbull, who is leading the campaign, is convinced that
Boris - who has been working as a postman at Cambridge Mail Centre
since October 1998 - would be in very real danger if he is forced
to return to Russia.
Boris, who has bought a house since
his arrival in 1997, is a member of the Labour Party and has a
partner whose son now calls him 'Dad', learned his original claim
for asylum had been turned down in December 2001.
Despite conceding that " organised
crime has become a significant factor in the political and economic
life of Russia, with the number of criminal organisations operating
in the country increasing from 3,000 in 1992 to 9,000 in 1998,"
the Home Office ruled that the "individual merits" of Boris'
case did not warrant asylum to be granted.
An appeal hearing took place in May 2003 with
Boris being informed on June 19 that the appeal had been dismissed.
Paul Turnbull told the Voice (magazine of
the CWU): "All legal avenues have been exhausted and the only
option left is to organise a campaign to ask the Home Office to grant
Boris discretionary leave."
To that end, he is appealing
on behalf of the campaign that the public, trade unions and CWU members
across the country sign the attached
petition.
Return to:
Boris Lidovski Must Stay Campaign
c/o Paul Turnbull
CWU Representative
Union Office
Cambridge Mail Centre
CB1 7QQ
Inquires/further information:
Paul Turnbull
01223 218204
Boris Lidovski Must Stay
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