Jaw-dropping decision sees man avoid deportation due to many Facebook friends

An asylum seeker has avoided being deported from Britain after claiming the number of Facebook friends he had would put him at risk of persecution if he returned to Iran. According to the Telegraph, the 39-year-old has won his right to have a claim to remain in the UK reheard after a judge found the "large number of Facebook friends the man had required more consideration."Previously, a lower tier tribunal judge had ruled the Iranian man had been "opportunistic" and used his political views to "fabricate" and bolster his claims. But lawyers for the man argued even if he was acting in "bad faith" he would still be "at risk on return" if he returned to Iran because of political views he had shared on social media.They also argued it would not be "proper" for the man to delete his Facebook account where he has more than 2,500 friends. Article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) was used in the case, which protects against persecution.The Telegraph reports, the Upper Tier T...