Alaa Abd El-Fattah called for white men to be shot.
Yet authorities treated him as a “political prisoner”.
They worked to bring him to Britain.
This is why I don’t take government assurances at face value.
Over many months, I’ve raised several questions about Afghan resettlement.
The Government has repeatedly failed to answer basic questions on crime statistics.
Other queries have been refused on grounds of cost.
Many politicians supported Abd El-Fattah, believing the narrative he was a “pro-democracy activist”.
This case shows why it’s important to ask questions.
I’ll continue to scrutinise Afghan resettlement in the Vale of Glamorgan.
I’ll carry on demanding answers that have to date been withheld.
As a representative, that’s my job.