A whole lot of murderers, paedophiles and rapists from Jap have gained entry into the UK regardless of having legal data because of ‘weaknesses’ within the UK visa system.
Stunning police figures present checks performed by the ACRO Prison Data Workplace with officers in Romania have discovered greater than 700 instances within the final three years the place a suspect within the UK has a earlier legal document for homicide, manslaughter, rape or a toddler sexual offence overseas.
In response to information obtained through Freedom of Info legal guidelines, ACRO has carried out 317,757 cross-border computerised legal document checks on overseas folks arrested within the UK.
A pattern primarily based on 5 nationalities uncovered 524 instances the place a suspect had a conviction overseas for homicide or manslaughter, 441 instances of an individual with an abroad rape conviction and 592 incidents of kid intercourse offences.
Regardless of harder post-Brexit guidelines that enable the Authorities to ban any abroad criminals jailed for greater than a yr, folks solely should self-declare that they haven’t dedicated any severe crime to safe a visa to enter Britain.
Raimondas Jakstas, 26, was imprisoned in his native Lithuania for beating a person to loss of life. He got here to the UK and threatened a neighbour with a knifeÂ
Vitautas Jokubauskas had been jailed in Lithuania in 1992 for a brawl wherein he killed a person
A former senior Border Power and immigration officer instructed the Telegraph: ‘It’s a weak point within the present system nevertheless it’s tough as a result of particular person international locations’ legal data databases are usually not networked.
‘Even when they had been to be, it raises fairly a giant privateness concern.’
Normally, the overseas crooks’ violent histories are solely uncovered as soon as they’re arrested within the UK.
One high-profile case involved Lithuanian nationwide Vitautas Jokubauskas, who murdered his accomplice Ramute Butkien earlier than dismembering her torso and stuffing her inside a suitcase.
Her stays had been found after neighbours in Peterborough complained of an disagreeable scent coming from Jokubauskas’ room.
Jokubauskas instructed police he solely strangled her ‘slightly’ along with her dressing robe twine to ‘scare her’ after accusing her of getting an affair.
On the finish of his trial, it was revealed he’d been jailed in Lithuania in 1992 for a brawl wherein he killed a person.
In one other case, Raimondas Jakstas, 26, who had served 5 years for beating somebody to loss of life in his homeland, went berserk after his neighbour Steve Foster requested him to be quiet.
Jakstas had been kicking plant pots round within the again yard of his Boston dwelling at 10.30pm on March 13, 2015, when Mr Foster requested the thug to not wake his five-year-old son, Jamie.
However the enraged Lithuanian ‘threatened to come back up and kill him and his canine’, earlier than making an attempt to kick in Mr Foster’s door.
Armed with a big kitchen knife, he then tried to drive his means into Mr Foster’s flat.
Mr Foster, who lived within the flat above Jakstas, barricaded the door with bicycles and known as the police whereas the Lithuanian thrust the knife by means of the letter field.
It was the second time that day police had been known as to take care of Jakstas after he was noticed throwing fireworks on the street and abusing motorists at 11am.
At simply 16, Jakstas was sentenced to 9 years in jail after beating somebody to loss of life in Lithuania whereas awaiting sentence for theft.
Sentencing him Choose Michael Heath, mentioned: ‘This case highlights a matter that could be a reputable public concern.
‘If somebody on this nation is sentenced to life imprisonment for homicide, and life imprisonment is the one sentence that may be handed for homicide on this nation, then as soon as they’re launched they’re topic to licence for the remainder of their life and they’re monitored.
Jokubauskas murdered his accomplice Ramute Butkien (pictured) earlier than dismembering her torso and stuffing her inside a suitcase
Arnis Zalkalns (left) murdered 14-year-old Alice Goss (proper) in Ealing in 2014 after arriving within the UK regardless of having been sentenced to seven years for battering his spouse to loss of life in Latvia
‘That doesn’t look like the case with those that are convicted of homicide within the nation of your origin. You had been in a position to come to this nation with none hindrance, and reside right here with out monitoring.’
Michael Podlaszczyk, 33, was solely revealed to have served 12 years in Poland for killing a person in a drunken after being jailed for all times for raping and robbing a lady in a Leicester park.
In one other tragic case, Arnis Zalkalns murdered 14-year-old Alice Goss in Ealing in 2014 after arriving within the UK regardless of having been sentenced to seven years for battering his spouse to loss of life in his native Latvia.
A Dwelling Workplace spokesman mentioned: ‘These making use of for a visa to come back to the UK are required to declare any legal convictions and are topic to checks in opposition to UK police databases, watchlists and immigration databases.
‘They might be refused if they’ve a legal conviction, a historical past of significant or persistent offending or have didn’t declare convictions.
‘Our police additionally perform routine checks for abroad legal convictions on overseas nationals who’re arrested, and the place severe convictions are discovered, people are referred to Immigration Enforcement for deportation consideration.’
A spokesman for ACRO mentioned: ‘The UK has well-established mechanisms for exchanging info on legal data with different international locations. This helps UK police pursue legal investigations and safeguard communities.’
MailOnline contacted ACRO for additional remark.
