Bangladeshi Imam guilty of sex crimes left UK with false passport
A CRADLEY Heath religious leader who carried out sex attacks on two young girls at his Dudley mosque has fled the country using a false passport.
Hafiz Rahman who was convicted by a jury on five specimen charges of indecent assault has flown to Bangladesh to avoid being slapped behind bars.
Judge Nicholas Cartwright, who issued a warrant for his arrest, was told Rahman had bought a ticket through an agency for Bangladesh on Friday and he had illegally left the United Kingdom just 24 hours later.
The officer said Rahman who had denied committing the offences 30 years ago had been allowed to keep his freedom because at the time he had not breached the conditions of his bail.
Tariq Shakoor, who defended Rahman during the course of his trial, said an investigation would have t...