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Court vindicates fight by Campsfield Nine

Socialist Outlook no. 37, September 2000 · 317 words

Asylum and migration

On Friday September 1. John Quaquah, one of the Campsfeld Nine acquitted of not in Campsfield immigrant Detention Centre in August acquitted. 1997. won his second judi cial review against the Home Office.

Mr Quaquah was imprisoned for ten months while the case of the weeks of cross-examination of the Immigration Service and Group 4 staff, the prosecuton domited tak uncy could not ask a jury to convict on such 'unreliable' evidence and all nine were As a result, Mr Quaquah is suing Group 4 and the Home Office for malicious Prosecution and leave to stay in Britain while he pursues his claim for compensation.

But the Home Office refused to admit defeat and attempted to deport Mr on September 1. wusquan to anana, which was 'surprising and that in vould have prevented his the circumstances the Home case coming to court. This Office needed to provide decision was quashed in powerful countervalling reajudicial review proceedings sons" for not gving Mr Dunauh leave to be in. But still the Home Office Britain to pursue his civil refused to make a new decianother judicial review. Then is without vouchers and is they refused leave without not permitted to work to any explanation or reasons. support himself. It is this refusal that was Mr Quaquah's solicitor Mark Scott.: '1 hope that he Secretary of State will The judge commented that ake account of this judgthe decision to refuse leave ment and grant leave to Mr Immigration Quaquah without any further Suke Wolton, from the Campsfield Nine Defence Campaign, said: The Home against the Campsfield Nine and is taking it out on Mr The Campsfield Nine should be able to pursue their claim for compensation for what happened to them.

be allowed to deport their critics rather than face them 15-17 September 2000 Ruskin College.

Oxford, UK

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