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Mohanned Jasim, 22, told officials he wanted a one-way travel document to go to war-torn Iraq. Instead, he was granted UK citizenship and given a passport.

CENTRAL NEWS/ GETTY Mohanned Jasim wanted to go to Iraq, but was granted UK citizenship and given a passport

Just one week later he was stopped by police at Dover with fellow Jihadist Mohammed Mayow. The Home Office decision brought criticism from the astonished judge during a bail hearing last year and was condemned by Tory MPs. Conservative Philip Davies said: “It’s extraordinary that anybody like that could be given British citizenship.”

PH One week later he was stopped with fellow jihadist Mohammed Mayow at Dover

Fellow Tory David Davies said: “Too many British passports are being given out to too many people who frankly shouldn’t be anywhere near one.”

It’s extraordinary that anybody like that could be given British citizenship Conservative Philip Davies

Jasim, of Southall, west London, was jailed for two years today for encouraging support for terrorism after posting pro-Islamic State tweets on social media. His account had been closed by Twitter five times before police tracked him down, the court heard.

GETTY The Home Office decision brought criticism from the judge during a bail hearing last year

Refusing him bail last year, Judge Rebecca Poulet QC said the defendant “in the period before he was stopped has clearly indicated that he wished to leave the country. “He has now got UK citizenship and received a passport in November 2015. “But before that he had written to the Home Office saying he wanted to leave the country under a one-way travel document. So I was a little surprised he was given citizenship and a passport.”

GETTY Jasim was jailed for two years for encouring support for terrorism on Twitter