Read the full judgment text of HCAL 3494/2019 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 21 June 2022.
1. The Applicant is a 56-year-old national of Pakistan who entered Hong Kong illegally on 11 February 2008 and was arrested by police on 23 June 2008. After he was referred to the Immigration Department for investigation, he raised a torture claim later taken as a non-refoulement claim on the basis that if he returned to Pakistan he would be harmed or killed by a fellow villager over their monetary dispute. He was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of his claim.
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