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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jabed Ahmed

Judge granted asylum seeker UK refuge after confusing Iraq with Iran

Mosul in Iraq - a different country to Iran - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

An asylum seeker has been allowed to remain in Britain after a judge confused the country he fled from, Iraq, with Iran.

Judge Helena Suffield-Thompson's assessment, which was based on guidelines relevant to the incorrect Middle Eastern state, meant the man’s appeal was successful.

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