Being married to a control order detainee

The wife of a control order detainee describes the trauma the family has lived through and appeals for the right for her husband, Mahmoud Abu Rideh, to be allowed to leave the UK. 'My name is Dina Al Jnidi, I am the wife of Mahmoud Abu Rideh. I left the United Kingdom on 25 May 2009 following eight years of a very traumatic life. My husband was in prison for four years and then placed under a control order. It is still fresh in my mind the day the police came to arrest my husband on 19 December 2001. I don't think I will ever be able to forget that day they broke down the door, forced their way into our home whilst I was still in my night dress - pointing their guns in my face and the children's faces. There were many police, around thirty and armed. They forced my husband to the floor, handcuffed him pressing down on his... [read full story]                    

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