Read the full judgment text of HCAL 3271/2019 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 23 December 2020.
1. The Applicant is a 40-year-old national of Bangladesh who entered Hong Kong illegally on 26 August 2015 and was arrested by police on the same day. After he was referred to the Immigration Department for investigation, he raised a non-refoulement claim on the basis that if he returned to Bangladesh he would be harmed or killed by some 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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