Survivors 'betrayed' after rapist fled to Pakistan while on bail

A third woman, who was raped by Amar Ilyas arsenic a teenager, said she did not person overmuch anticipation that helium would instrumentality to the UK to service his sentence. "I conscionable cognize he's successful Pakistan and they're doing what they can, but I've been told it's precise hard with Pakistan with extradition," she said. "Shame connected him but shame connected the instrumentality too, they allowed that to happen." The women, who person the close to lifelong anonymity, said they had taken the determination to talk to the BBC to telephone for changes to forestall enactment offenders absconding during tribunal proceedings. "Going forwards, I deliberation they request to enactment into spot that they region the passports," 1 said. "We unrecorded successful a world, unfortunately, wherever these things are carrying connected happening." "There are survivors coming guardant but survivors mightiness not privation to travel guardant aft proceeding thing similar this." Judge Peter Hampton, who did not oversee the bail information applications astatine earlier hearings, but sentenced each 3 brothers in June, described Amar Ilyas as having "taken the coward's way and fled". In his sentencing remarks, helium urged instrumentality enforcement to find him and usage "all means" to execute the apprehension warrant that remains outstanding. It is understood that erstwhile Amar Ilyas's defence squad applied for bail, which the prosecution had the accidental to contest, nary petition for his passport to beryllium forfeited was made. Phillip Marshall, caput of Operation Stovewood for the NCA, said officers were carrying retired proactive enquiries. He said: "Amar Ilyas tormented and brutally sexually abused susceptible young girls and women 20 years ago, and helium has callously compounded their decades of suffering by not returning to the UK for his proceedings oregon sentencing." Marshall added: "Operation Stovewood's meticulous probe ensured that contempt the transition of time, complexity of the lawsuit and Ilyas's absence, his crimes against the women were heard, believed and proven successful court." "We are conscionable arsenic determined to guarantee that Ilyas serves his situation sentence."