In a rare prosecution for female genital mutilation (FGM), Emad Kaky has been found guilty of arranging for a young girl to travel to Iraq where he had agreed for her to be subjected to FGM and forced into marriage. He was prosecuted under s1A of the Criminal Law Act 1977, which criminalises certain conspiracies that are to take place overseas.
Duncan Atkinson KC and Sahil Sinha appeared for the Crown, instructed by the CPS.
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