Zulfiqar ('Foreign criminal' : British citizen) Pakistan (Rev 2)

This is an appeal against a decision of Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Feeney (�the Judge�) sent to the parties on 13 November 2019 dismissing the appellant�s appeal against a decision of the respondent to refuse an application for leave to remain on human rights (article 8 ECHR) grounds and to deport him to Pakistan.

Designated Judge of the First-tier Tribunal McClure granted permission to appeal on all grounds advanced by the appellant by a decision sent to the parties on 11 December 2019.�

The parties agreed that all relevant documents were before us. The video and audio link were connected between the representatives and the Tribunal throughout the hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing both parties confirmed that the hearing had been completed fairly.

No member of the public attended the hearing either remotely or in person. Mr. Muquit confirmed at a preliminary hearing in March 2020 that there was no request for the appellant to be produced from HMP Norwich to attend the hearing. We accept that the appellant was content to rely upon his representative�s attendance before us on his behalf and further accept that the appellant has remained thoroughly engaged in his appeal.

The Judge was not requested to issue an anonymity direction. The applicant requested such direction before this Tribunal relying upon the media coverage of the index offence, murder, at the time of his trial and thereafter, particularly on what are identified by the applicant to be far-right anti-immigrant websites. He further relied upon the impact of publication upon his wife and her two children.