Last I heard, he had leave to stay indefinately. The authorities were implying that this was a forgery, but wouldn't actually say as much. The governments propaganda machine is quite good at this sort of thing. They make a few of the right noises, and then leave others to make the accusations. It's typical diversion tactics.
Actually, it's totally beside the point. This fellow just happened to come out of a block of flats, where one resident was under suspicion. There was just 1 chance in 9 that he had even come from the flat in question (as it happens, he hadn't). It could have been any one of us. Nobody even asked his name, let alone his residential status. My son used to live next door to muslims and, when I have a tan, I could easily be mistaken for a Brazilian. I suppose I should just thank my lucky stars that I was never shot while visiting him.
What's more alarming than the gross error, on the part of the police, is that the British public can accept a cold blooded slaying, if we can find some other infringment, after the event. What next? Shooting motorists that are driving cheep cars, then getting a chap from the MOT to find an offence.
