Read the full judgment text of HCAL 827/2017 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 15 June 2018.
1. The applicant is a 36-year-old national of Pakistan who entered Hong Kong illegally on 29 August 2009 and was arrested by the police on the same day. After he was referred to the Immigration Department for investigation, he raised a torture claim on 31 August 2009 on the basis that if he returned to Pakistan he would be harmed or killed by his cousin over a land dispute. He has since been released on recognizance pending the determination of his claim.