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| Bin Laden's son in UK visa appeal | Bin Laden's son in UK visa appeal |
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| One of Osama Bin Laden's sons is to mount a legal challenge after being refused entry to live in the UK with his 52-year-old British wife. | One of Osama Bin Laden's sons is to mount a legal challenge after being refused entry to live in the UK with his 52-year-old British wife. |
| Omar Osama Bin Laden, 27, was told his visa application had been rejected because of newspaper suggestions he could still be loyal to his father. | Omar Osama Bin Laden, 27, was told his visa application had been rejected because of newspaper suggestions he could still be loyal to his father. |
| He currently lives in Cairo, Egypt with wife Zaina Alsabah-Bin Laden, formerly named Jane Felix-Browne, from Cheshire. Mr Bin Laden, one of 19 siblings, has publicly condemned terrorism. | |
| The couple hoped to move to Mrs Bin Laden's home in the village of Moulton, near Northwich in Cheshire, where she was a member of the parish council until recently. | The couple hoped to move to Mrs Bin Laden's home in the village of Moulton, near Northwich in Cheshire, where she was a member of the parish council until recently. |
| Mrs Bin Laden, who is severely visually impaired, said she needed access to medical treatment in the UK but refused to be apart from her husband. | Mrs Bin Laden, who is severely visually impaired, said she needed access to medical treatment in the UK but refused to be apart from her husband. |
| 'Three chances' | 'Three chances' |
| Speaking from Cairo, she said: "It is a lovely place and we have a really nice home, the problem is it's not 'home'. | Speaking from Cairo, she said: "It is a lovely place and we have a really nice home, the problem is it's not 'home'. |
| "Home is where you have family and my home is in England... we are happy here but it's not what we want." | "Home is where you have family and my home is in England... we are happy here but it's not what we want." |
| She added: "He has not been banned from coming, he has got three chances to appeal, he has two chances through an appeal judge and one through the European Court of Human Rights." | She added: "He has not been banned from coming, he has got three chances to appeal, he has two chances through an appeal judge and one through the European Court of Human Rights." |
| The couple said the application was finally turned down earlier this month after a six-month wait after an Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) judged that it might not be "conducive to the public good". | The couple said the application was finally turned down earlier this month after a six-month wait after an Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) judged that it might not be "conducive to the public good". |
| It is thought the official was referring to comments made by Mr Bin Laden that he could not prove 100% that his father - whom he says he has not seen since he was 19 - was responsible for September 11 or the London bombings. | |
| Mrs Bin Laden said his comments on proof simply referred to the fact that he had no direct evidence of his father's involvement. | Mrs Bin Laden said his comments on proof simply referred to the fact that he had no direct evidence of his father's involvement. |
| (It) seems that an individual's rights have been overridden by newspaper articles Amjad Malik, the Bin Ladens' lawyer | (It) seems that an individual's rights have been overridden by newspaper articles Amjad Malik, the Bin Ladens' lawyer |
| She insisted her husband had been able to visit other European countries freely. | She insisted her husband had been able to visit other European countries freely. |
| During the most recent trip they parted briefly so she could enter Britain alone to visit a doctor. | During the most recent trip they parted briefly so she could enter Britain alone to visit a doctor. |
| "Refusal decisions in such cases are not normally based on evidence obtained from newspaper articles and reports," a statement drafted by the couple's lawyer, Amjad Malik, said. | "Refusal decisions in such cases are not normally based on evidence obtained from newspaper articles and reports," a statement drafted by the couple's lawyer, Amjad Malik, said. |
| "In fact they must be made on accurate facts, rules of immigration and the law of the land. | "In fact they must be made on accurate facts, rules of immigration and the law of the land. |
| "However the reasoning given in the decision by the ECO on April 17 2008 is not just and is arbitrary. | |
| "(It) seems that an individual's rights have been overridden by newspaper articles and his biological relation relationship to his father." | "(It) seems that an individual's rights have been overridden by newspaper articles and his biological relation relationship to his father." |