Read the full judgment text of HCAL 277/2018 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 23 June 2020.
1. The Applicant is a 39-year-old national of Bangladesh who entered Hong Kong illegally on 1 March 2007 and was arrested by police on 26 November 2007. After he was referred to the Immigration Department for investigation, he raised a torture claim on the basis that if he returned to Bangladesh he would be harmed or killed by a group of local supporters of rival political party Awami League (“AL”). He was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of his claim.
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