LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – A person on a “not to fly” list has been flown from Afghanistan to the UK on a British military plane as part of airport evacuation efforts. Kabul, but is no longer considered a risk. said the government on Monday.
Sky News previously reported the unidentified person in Birmingham, central England, despite being on the watch list to prevent those suspected of being militants or posing a security threat from traveling to Britain .
“One person was indicated to the Interior Ministry as part of the rigorous verification process, with the participation of the police, security services and others,” said a spokesman for the Interior Ministry. ‘Interior) in a statement.
“However, after further investigation, they are not a person of interest to security agencies or law enforcement.”
Sky had reported that a senior Border Force official informed lawmakers that five people on the watch list had tried to leave Afghanistan with British aid and that four of them had been arrested. The fifth person was the one who had arrived in Birmingham.
A government source said that now the individual in question had been allowed to continue the process related to the evacuees from Afghanistan.
“There are people in Afghanistan who pose a serious threat to national security and public safety,” a government spokesman said.
“That’s why the government, our world-class intelligence agencies and others are conducting thorough checks. If anyone assesses that it poses a risk to our country, we will take action.”
Britain has evacuated more than 6,000 people from Afghanistan since the Taliban took control, including British citizens and their dependents, embassy staff and eligible Afghan nationals under its relocation and assistance policy program. Afghan.
Reports by Michael Holden; Edited by Alison Williams
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