MD SOHAG MIJEE V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

The applicant, a Bangladeshi national who entered Hong Kong illegally, sought leave to apply for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision dismissing his non-refoulement claim based on fear of harm from creditors who had assaulted and kidnapped him over unpaid debts. The applicant was absent at the hearing. Leave to apply for judicial review was refused.