Dubbed as Britain’s most notorious stalker, a scientist is pleading to be repatriated to Iran upon his release after spending twenty years in prison.
Government authorities have approved the deportation of Richard Jan, who received a life sentence for targeting 200 victims, back to the Middle East post-incarceration. However, his transfer will only occur once the Parole Board determines he no longer poses a threat to society.
Sir John Saunders, a former High Court Judge now serving on the Parole Board, has advocated for progress towards Jan’s release. In a disclosed document, he emphasized the need for efforts to facilitate Jan’s potential release through placement in a secure medical facility or, alternatively, via the Tariff-Expired Removal Scheme (TERS) if the UK government is content with assurances from Iran.
Jan, aged 56, was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 2004 following a seven-year spree of terrorizing 200 individuals. His criminal activities included arson, property damage, vandalism, harassment through phone calls, and targeting various professionals whom he suspected were conspiring against him.
Described as a “manipulative bully” by the sentencing judge in 2004 due to his calculated actions, the biochemist with a remarkable IQ of 150 is now seeking release to return to his native Iran after over two decades in custody.
Documentation reveals that Jan, formerly holding dual British and Iranian citizenship until renouncing his British nationality in 2011, aims to be repatriated to Iran under the TERS guidelines, allowing the Secretary of State authority to transfer indeterminate prisoners with expired tariffs to their home country.
Nonetheless, the Parole Board has yet to ascertain Jan’s no longer posing a risk to the public, expressing concerns over potential limitations in monitoring him if sent back to Iran without stringent conditions as stipulated in his life license.
An existing deportation order, unchallenged by the applicant, has been issued, with Iran prepared to accept Jan’s return. The details emerged as Jan contested a ruling obstructing his release from prison, claiming it was unjustified.
Following the appeal, His Hon Saunders ruled the decision to block Jan’s release was rational and fair, dismissing the appeal accordingly.
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