Read the full judgment text of HCAL 999/2018 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 16 February 2021.
1. The Applicant is a 36-year-old national of Bangladesh who entered Hong Kong illegally on 16 April 2014 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 certain local supporters of rival political party Awami League (“AL”). He was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of his claim.