Read the full judgment text of HCAL 1162/2018 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 19 December 2019.
1. The Applicant is a 39-year-old national of Pakistan and a Sunni Muslim who entered Hong Kong illegally on 2 March 2008 and was arrested by police on 23 March 2008. After he was referred to the Immigration Department for investigation, he raised a torture claim on the basis that if he returned to Pakistan he would be harmed or killed by certain Shia Muslims in his home village over religious disputes. He was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of his claim.
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