Should Shamima Begum be repatriated?

THE Supreme Court was correct to refuse Shamima Begum the right to return to Britain to fight her citizenship case. I am afraid Mail columnist Amanda Platell is misguided in saying Ms Begum would not pose a major risk. The Supreme Court’s decision sends out the message that if you pose a clear and present threat, you can’t expect taxpayers to fund a life of corrective luxury. To do so would be an insult to every victim of terrorism.

K. MORRIS, Cavendish, Suffolk. HUMANITARIAN arguments carry no weight when it comes to security. Ms Begum was brainwashed by Isis to such an extent she has admitted she was unfazed when she saw a severed head in a bin. If the Supreme Court judgment had gone the other way, it would have cost this country vast sums to monitor her every move.

J. M. HuRRELL, Ashford, Kent. SHAMIMA BEGUM should have her British citizenship reinstated so she can stand trial in our courts.

P. ASHCROFT, Huntingdon, Cambs. THIS brainwashed traitor does not deserve to be forgiven by our Christian culture, as Ms Platell argues. She forfeited her human rights when she ran away to join Isis. We could never be sure that if she returned to Britain she would not be involved in acts of terrorism.

Name and address supplied. SHAMIMA BEGUM made her choice and is an enemy of Britain. Her citizenship should not be restored.

T. OLDAKER, Northiam, E. Sussex.

IT IS naive to believe Ms Begum would be dealt with severely by our courts. She would end up back on the streets before we knew it, costing millions in surveillance. She turned her back on this country when she pledged allegiance to Isis and should suffer the consequences.

M. BARNES, Withernsea, E. Yorks. LET this be a lesson to any other radicals who seek to betray our values and way of life.

CHRIS PATE, Worcester.

THE Supreme Court made the decision to ban Shamima Begum on the grounds that public safety takes priority. Can we now expect the courts to stop ambulance-chasing lawyers abusing the Human Rights Act in lengthy court cases? JOHN EVANS, Wokingham, Berks.