Abdul Malik Bekmirzaev gets Irish passport after challenge

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Abdul Malik Bekmirzaev had his Irish citizenship rights restored by Dublin’s High Court, reported on 12 April 2021, after authorities refused to issue him a passport. He was born in Ireland and was living in Belarus with his mother after being deported from Turkey in January 2020. His passport had been confiscated during detention in Turkey. Authorities had refused new travel documents after revoking his father Alexandr Bekmirzaev’s naturalisation certificate over an earlier marriage described as a sham. The case raised questions about the effect of that revocation on the child’s citizenship. His solicitor said a passport was issued after the legal challenge.