Read the full judgment text of HCAL 574/2018 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 4 August 2020.
1. The Applicant is a 32-year-old national of Pakistan who entered Hong Kong illegally on 19 July 2012 and was arrested by police on the same day. 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 the man for having witnessed a murder committed by him. He was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of his claim.
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