"Officials are now investigating the circumstances around the incident. The man, an Egyptian foreign national offender with a history of being disruptive during removal attempts, was due to take a flight from the UK via Albania to Egypt. He was due to fly to Albania with other deportees and then fly on to Egypt from there on a private flight."
"He was held in segregated detention for several days before the planned flight, but during that time was given a vape. He swallowed the lithium battery and was taken to hospital where he was successfully treated and returned to detention. A spokesperson for Mitie, the Home Office contractor that manages overseas deportations, said: This incident is currently being investigated. At this point, there is no evidence to suggest any wrongdoing or breach of procedure by our colleagues."
"A private plane was chartered to fly the first cohort of people to Rwanda in June 2022 but it never left the runway following legal challenges. In Thursday's case the Home Office chartered a private plane to do a regular deportation flight to Albania. Unusually they bolted on to the booking an extra journey to Egypt for the man who would have had the plane to himself from Albania to Egypt, alongside guards and flight crew."
A Home Office private deportation flight scheduled to take one Egyptian foreign national offender from Albania to Egypt was cancelled after he swallowed a lithium vape battery shortly before boarding. The man had been held in segregated detention for several days and had a history of being disruptive during removal attempts. He was taken to hospital, treated successfully, and returned to detention. Mitie, the Home Office contractor managing overseas deportations, said the incident is under investigation and that there is no current evidence of wrongdoing or procedural breach, emphasizing safety and wellbeing. The cancelled onward flight may incur substantial charter costs.
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