A council leader has accused Warwickshire Police of “covering up” the alleged rape and kidnap of a 12-year-old girl by two Afghan asylum seekers who apparently came over on a small boat.
Last week Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, was charged with raping the young girl in Nuneaton and Mohammad Kabir, 23, was charged with kidnap and strangulation.
It has been reported that Warwickshire Police advised local councillors that Reform UK controls not to reveal to the public that it was two asylum seekers for fear of “inflaming community tensions,” point to note, the police have not denied that they are Afghans.
Reform UK’s George Finch, the leader of Warwickshire county council sent a letter to the chief constable saying, “The continued cover-up of the true nature of Ahmad Mulakhil’s immigration status risks public disorder breaking out on the streets of Warwickshire.
“The same detail has been covered up today concerning Mohammed Kabir. I am disgusted that one year on from the social unrest that we saw in parts of the UK in 2024, the Home Office and police have clearly not learnt any lessons from the handling of similar incidents last year.
“I strongly believe that the only risk to public order from this case in Warwickshire comes from the cover-up itself.”
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The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage who runs Warwickshire county council warned, “I am afraid police and elected officials are acting against the British people.”
Finch also sent to Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary a letter and claimed the council’s chief executive told him that Kabir is in fact an asylum seeker.
He said, “Residents can see they have not been told the full story. If these accusations turn out to be true, it indicates that organised crime centring around the abuse of young girls is present in Warwickshire.
“This is unacceptable.”
This is Alex Franklin-Smith and Claire Armes – the senior @warkspolice officers who covered-up the case of a girl, 12, being raped by two Afghan migrants.
They protected the accused – Ahmad Mulakhil & Mohammad Kabir – for fear of ‘inflaming community tensions’.
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— Peter Lloyd (@Suffragent_) August 3, 2025
Finch said, “Our community has had enough of the Home Office breaking planning regulations to turn sections of local communities into unrecognisable, ghetto-like areas.
“Having my ear to the ground locally, it is clear that there is much appetite for protests to take place across the county.
“Let me be clear, I do not want to see protests taking place outside migrant hotels and HMOs in Warwickshire. Nor do I want to see any form of violent disorder.”
One man, from Warwickshire, told the Mail on Sunday, “They’re [the police] hushing it up because they don’t want an Epping situation on their hands.”
Warwickshire Police said in a statement, “At this stage, we do not believe there to be anyone else involved but we continue to appeal for witnesses who were in the Cheverel Street area between 8.30pm and 9.45pm on Tuesday 22 July and who saw anything of interest to please come forward.”
