General News of Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Source: guardian.co.uk
The convicted former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli has been released from detention at an immigration removal centre near Heathrow while he awaits a judicial review of his deportation.
Adoboli was released on Tuesday night after a judge ruled he should be bailed. According to the Guardian, he has been detained at Harmondsworth immigration centre for the past 36 days.
The 38-year-old was jailed for seven years in 2012 after being found guilty of fraud that cost UBS $2.3bn (£1.8bn). He was released after serving half his sentence. Although he was born in Ghana, he left when he was four and has lived in the UK since he was 12.
Speaking to the Guardian after the bail ruling, Adoboli said he was overjoyed, adding that he would take a train with his partner, Alice Gray, home to Scotland after she had collected him from the detention centre.
Adoboli thanked his loved ones and legal team for their support. “I’m very tired and I’m really looking forward to going home,” he said. “But I can’t feel elated because I know there are so many other men and women locked up in detention who should not be there. Being locked up for 36 days has really started to destroy my mental health.”
This is the moment we have been waiting for. After 35 days in unnecessary detention, our friend can finally walk out of Harmondsworth having achieved bail, to go home and spend time with his loved ones. Thank you for your continued support #KeepKweku pic.twitter.com/CFFhmdlf8i
— KeepKweku (@KeepKweku) October 9, 2018