A Rotherham grooming gang rapist who was recalled to prison after breaching his licensing conditions is back up for parole.
Asghar Bostan was convicted of rape in 2018 and jailed for nine years but was granted parole in August 2022 after spending a portion of his sentence in an open prison.
He was recalled in 2024 after breaching his licensing conditions when he was seen in Rotherham.
The taxi driver rapist was spotted barely a mile from his victim’s home, which she described at the time as a “horrendous” ordeal.
Rapist Asghar Bostan was recalled to prison when he was spotted in Rotherham
NCA
Elizabeth, not her real name, told GB News that she was terrified of his release, fearing that he would simply breach his restrictions all over again.
But at the parole hearing tomorrow, Elizabeth will have to face Bostan and his solicitor in a video link and deliver her victim impact statement directly to him.
Elizabeth said that she was only informed of her rights in the parole process a week before the hearing when she contacted The Maggie Oliver Foundation for support.
The brave survivor recently spoke at a Reform UK conference after the party announced that it would launch its own national grooming gangs inquiry if the Government refuses to.
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She told the People’s Channel that she “had the guts to stand up in front of thousands” when she was introduced by Nigel Farage but the prospect of facing Bostan had made her feel especially nervous.
“I have realised over the last few days that the thought of facing him gives me a sense of vulnerability,” she said.
“He’ll have a solicitor with him but once again I have to do everything on my own back.”
Elizabeth added that Wednesday’s hearing will be the first time she meets her victim liaison officer and that she feels let down by the Government.
“They are no better than the system all of them years ago,” she said.
The Maggie Oliver Foundation gave Elizabeth advice after she reported that she had been left in the dark by the relevant authorities ahead of the parole hearing.
Speaking to GB News about the Bostan’s release, Oliver said: “Elizabeth has had to fight relentlessly for years, every single step of the way, as she has sought justice for the horrific abuse she suffered.
“And rather than recognise her as the victim she is, she is re-traumatised every time she has to engage with the authorities. And now, yet again, whilst her abuser is supported through the parole hearing by his solicitor, Elizabeth must stand there all alone, denied even a friend to stand by her side.
Even worse, she has been instructed by the staff that she must under no circumstances say anything untoward that may upset him, but must stick to just reading her Victim Impact Statement.”
Oliver, the Rochdale police whistleblower who exposed the abuse scandal in Greater Manchester, said: “She came to The Maggie Oliver Foundation for our help to find out her rights, as she was repeatedly being given false information by the authority and, to be honest, treated with contempt.
“I know she is feeling really isolated and frightened to have to face her abuser all on her own. Where does ‘victim care’ or humanity come into this?”
The former copper said: “Yet again the victim is just an afterthought in a process that repeatedly prioritises the rights of the abuser over those of the victim.”
GB News has approached the Ministry of Justice for comment.