Jihadi Jack’s parents brand Sajid Javid a ‘coward’ over revoked citizenship

August 18, 2019   

(BBC) The parents of a UK-Canadian man who joined the Islamic State group have said former Home Secretary Sajid Javid is a “coward” for revoking his British citizenship.

Jack Letts — dubbed Jihadi Jack — was 18 when he left his Oxfordshire school in 2014 to join IS fighters in Syria.

Sally Lane said her son had not been contacted ahead of the move, which his father likened to a “kick in the gut.”

The Home Office said it would not comment on individual cases.

The Canadian government said it was “disappointed” the UK had “off-loaded” its responsibilities.

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