{"id":26403,"date":"2019-11-18T12:30:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T12:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=26403"},"modified":"2019-11-18T12:30:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T12:30:09","slug":"azamati-feeling-unwelcome-in-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/azamati-feeling-unwelcome-in-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Union chamber assault: Azamati 'left feeling unwanted' in Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oxford Union has been condemned after a blind postgraduate student, Ebenezer Azamati, was “dragged by his ankles” and kicked out of a debate in an outrageous manner.<\/strong>
\nAs earlier reported<\/a> 25-year-old, is a postgraduate student from Ghana studying international relations, was kicked out from a debate at the Oxford Union after he attempted to be there.
\nMore details made available of the unfortunate event involving the Ghanaian student. It was explained that he had arrived early to attend the debate. In bid reserve a seat he kept a book on one near the entrance to the chamber and returned to his college for dinner.
\nOn his arrival for the debate, he was denied entry, but when later accompanied by a friend, he gained entrance. Subsequently, security personnel\u2019s arrived and \u201cdragged him by his ankles\u201d out of the debating chamber.
\nHis union card was seized and he was barred from the union.
\n[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NfCEh0jYAZc]
\nThe unfortunate event was caught on camera, leading to an uproar amongst students, calling for the resignation<\/a> of the union president, Brendan McGrath.<\/strong>
\nThe incident was described by the Oxford University Africa Society (OUAS) as:<\/p>\n

Violent, unjust, inhumane and shameful\u201d, left Mr Azamati, feeling \u201cunwelcome in the union, Oxford and even the country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He stated that the incident has made him feel ‘distressed and unwelcome’ in Britain after the way he was treated<\/a>. He claimed he wasn’t treated as a human being who deserves justice and fair treatment.<\/p>\n

Oxford Union officially withdrew charges of violent misconduct against Azamati<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Brendan McGrath, who had called a disciplinary committee meeting afterward, alleged that Azamati had behaved violently when he was being removed from the premises.
\nAzamati’s membership was suspended for two terms after the disciplinary hearing.
\nAn appeal hearing was held on Saturday where evidence was rigorously taken into account and the union and McGrath formally withdrew the charge of \u201cviolent misconduct\u201d against Mr. Azamati.
\nThe Oxford Union in a statement released apologized “unreservedly” for any distress and damage caused during the unfortunate incident.
\nOxford University, when contacted on its take on the issue, stated the University has no control over the Union. Although the unfortunate event transpired at the Oxford Union, it is an independent society body.<\/p>\n

OUAS launched petition for Azamati requesting McGrath resignation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Oxford University Africa Society (OUAS<\/a>) had also come to Mr. Azamati’s defense launching a petition calling for the resignation of Brendan McGrath. The petition reportedly has close to 2,000 signatures presently.
\nThe petition launched by the OUAS contains requests for:<\/p>\n