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Japan top court rejects Kurdish asylum seeker's appeal in abuse case

Release Date
2025-02-27
Media
The Mainichi
Summary
Japan's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a Kurdish man seeking 11 million yen in damages for alleged assault at a detention center in 2019. The ruling finalizes lower court decisions ordering the government to pay him 220,000 yen. Courts found some actions by immigration staff illegal, including forcibly pushing under his chin and pulling his arms while handcuffed. The man, Deniz, was detained at the Higashi-Nihon Immigration Center after his refugee application was denied in 2017.
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