The mum of a suspected ISIS terrorist has won a Supreme Court challenge over the UK Government’s decision to share evidence with US authorities about her son.
The UK did not seek assurances that he and another alleged cell member would not face the death penalty. Brits El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are accused of being part of a vicious cell nicknamed The Beatles.
The group was responsible for killing a number of Western prisoners. Both men were captured in January 2018. Elsheikh's mum, Maha Elgizouli, challenged then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid after evidence was shared with US authorities.
Giving the lead ruling, Lord Kerr said former home secretary Sajid Javid's decision to share evidence with the US breached data protection laws.
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