Shamima Begum Loses Appeal to Overturn Removal of UK Citizenship
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Earlier this morning in the Court of Appeal, Lady Chief Justice Carr, Lord Justice Bean and Lady Justice Whipple upheld the Special Immigration Appeals Commission’s 2023 decision that the government acted lawfully in 2019 when it removed Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship [1].
East Londoner Begum travelled to Syria as a 15 year old in 2015 to join the Isis group. Her citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019.
In her judgement, the Head of the Court of Appeal Lady Chief Justice Carr noted that the court’s ‘only task is to assess whether the deprivation decision was unlawful [2]. We have concluded it was not and the appeal is dismissed’.
The chart for the start of today’s proceedings unequivocally shows that Begum’s bid to overturn last year’s decision would fail.
Begum is shown by Mercury who has just entered Pisces, its weakest zone of influence in the zodiac circle. This sign change alone is enough to anticipate the outcome. Supporting testimony is required to strengthen the reliability of this astrological judgement.
Here, Mercury is combust and will then be cazimi, or blinded by the Sun, on 28 February, as will Saturn. Neither Begum nor her legal team are well placed to begin with in this matter and their condition is worsening. The Moon’s applying opposition to Mercury also counts against Begum. All these factors strongly indicate that the court would not rule in her favour today.
Both Mercury and Saturn are ruled by Jupiter who signifies the UK Home Office. This describes how the question of Begum’s UK citizenship ultimately lies in the hands of the Home Secretary.
Finally, Pluto in a fixed sign on a fixed midheaven argues that today’s ruling will render Begum powerless to return to the UK. Her legal team have until next Friday to decide to appeal today’s legal judgement.
