Hadush Kebatu: "catastrophic failure" has been hugely damaging to public trust

EMBARGO: Immediate Release 

Responding to the news that Hadush Kebatu has now been deported following his wrongful release from prison, Marie Goldman, MP for Chelmsford, said: 

"Whilst I am relieved that this saga is over and Hadush Kebatu has finally been deported, this doesn't excuse the catastrophic failures that led to this point.

"It is utterly unacceptable that public safety was put at risk. This was a grave mistake, and my constituents now deserve a full answer as to how such a serious failure was allowed to happen.

"The findings of the independent investigation into what happened must not be brushed aside. This has been hugely damaging to public trust. We cannot afford another blunder on such a scale.”

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