THIS IS WRONG-SOLDIER BOOTED OUT

[ray156]

A Fijian man who served in the British Army for 13 years is fighting to stay in the UK after being told he must leave the country by 9 August.
Isimeli Baleiwai served in Afghanistan and Iraq, before leaving the Army in June. He is married to a UK national.
But disciplinary action for a 2010 fight with a colleague means he is considered to have a criminal record.
The Border Agency said applications for settlement by ex-forces personnel were considered the same way as all others.
"This involves consideration of a range of factors including unspent convictions, whether passed by military courts or resulting from police involvement," a spokesperson said in a statement.
Lance Corporal Baleiwai - known as "Bale" - was born in Fiji but told the BBC's Angus Crawford he now considered the UK his home. He is married to Kim - a British national with whom he has two children, aged three and six.

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BBC News - Fijian-born soldier Isimeli Baleiwai fights to stay in UK

[daithi]

stupid laws they always catch people that do little or nothing wrong
where as there lots of other non nationals in the uk
walking the streets with hundreds of convictions and not a word said to them just like in ireland

[super jumbe]

Criminal record, why send them home, send them hear instead?..

[shellbob]

What about the illegal immigrant who killed the young girl while driving without a licience tax or insurance but wasnt deported because it would infringe on his rights to a family life in this country.The soldiers decision is a disgrace.

[super jumbe]

Motoring offence not consider as a criminal offence!!!!!!

[shankill2012]

I personally know a lot of Fijian ex British and Fijian army guys and they class themselves as British and they take pride in living and working in Britain, some of the hardest working and nicest people I have ever met and then we have the scumbags who come to britain to sponge off the dole and only want to rob , rape ,steal and destroy - yet these are the f###ers who the government take by the hand !

[tornado]

Maybe he should tell them his a terrorist then he will be able to stay and get his dole money to buy bombs etc,this is just silly and i dont think he should even have to ask to stay i would say he has earned the right to stay

[bobwill]

we dont want minor criminals to stay here just the real ones
250 criminals escape deportation ***171; Express & Star

[super jumbe]

Cry out load, do I have to shout for some 1 to listen, there have never been law and order, if you are week you are **** simple as that.

If you play your game right that?s the name of the game.

[Snowy79]

Sadly they did the same with the Gurkhas. There's too many liberal and left wing wasters in powerfull positions. The decent people that should make the decisions just get on with life and do ordinary jobs. The wasters crave the power and miss-use it to support their philisophies.

[Canker_Canison]

What about the illegal immigrant who killed the young girl while driving without a licience tax or insurance but wasnt deported because it would infringe on his rights to a family life in this country.The soldiers decision is a disgrace.

Motoring offence not consider as a criminal offence!!!!!!

SJ. I want you to read shellbob's post again.

Now, I'm pretty sure MURDER is not a motoring offence. The fact he was in a car at the time doesn't make it a non-criminal conviction.