OKEY v CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER & ANOR 2014 (2) ZLR 210 (H)
Citation | 2014 (2) ZLR 210 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-400-14 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Muremba J |
Heard | 28 July 2014; CAV |
Judgment | 4 August 2014 |
Counsel | L Mauwa, for the plaintiff |
Case Type | Urgent chamber application |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Constitutional law – Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013 – Declaration of Rights – right to personal liberty (s 49) – detention without trial – permissible where authorised by law and for just reasons – detention of prohibited person in terms of Immigration Act – not a contravention of s 49
Immigration – prohibited person – who is – person in Zimbabwe in contravention of Immigration Act – such person a prohibited person and not entitled to stay in Zimbabwe – detention of such person pending removal from Zimbabwe – no need for him to have committed any offence before being detained – such detention not in contravention of s 49(1) of Constitution
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