Priti Patel accused of trying to deport former Iranian policer officer to Rwanda

The man reportedly fled to the UK after being sentenced to five years in prison for refusing to fire at Iranian protesters

Priti Patel has been accused of trying to deport a former senior Iranian police officer who fled to the UK after giving first-hand testimony of potential human rights violations by the Iranian government.

Counsel for the Iran Atrocities Tribunal -also known as the Aban Tribunal - in London has written to the home secretary saying that a named former officer in the Iranian police has been detained in the UK and been told he will be sent 4,000 miles to Rwanda next week.