Britney's ex faces deportation to Afghanistan

Britney Spears's ex-boyfriend paparazzi photographer Adnan Ghalib could be forced to return to war-torn Afghanistan, which he left when he was five, or spend seven years in a U.S. prison if he is found guilty of three serious offences against a court official.

The 36-year-old, who was raised in Birmingham, U.K., and later relocated to the U.S. is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, battery and hit-and-run for allegedly using his car to mow down a man attempting to serve him a restraining order to stay away from Britney in Los Angeles.

“The country of citizenship listed on the legal files is where someone convicted of a serious crime will be deported to whether they hold a green card or not. There is some confusion on his court documents over where he comes from. Some list the country as Afghanistan, but another states his nationality as British,” a Los Angeles police source said.

Restraining order

The alleged incidents happened on Feb. 11, when a process server visited Ghalib’s flat and tried to hand him legal papers detailing a restraining order filed against him by Britney's father Jamie.

The process server claims Ghalib ran him over and fled the scene, leaving him with a broken wrist, cuts and scratches.

“If found guilty he could be jailed for a number of years. These are some of the most serious crimes in the U.S. The American justice system comes down heavily on people convicted of such felonies,” the source explained.

Spears dated Ghalib from the end of 2007 until March last year she was reported to be so in love that she was considering converting to Islam for him. The photographer faced a barrage of criticism for trying to control her life while she was in a vulnerable mental state.

He later attempted to sell a kiss-and-tell story about their relationship and it has been reported he has a sex tape with footage of Britney stripping off naked apart from a pink wig and romping with her former lover.

Ghalib is out on bail after paying $221,000 and is due to appear in court for the hearing on April 2.

If found guilty he could be jailed for a number of years. These are some of the most serious crimes in the U.S. The American justice system comes down heavily on people convicted of such felonies

LA police source