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High Court decision could lead to tens of millions of dollars worth of immigration claims
Key takeaways
- Safwat Abdel-Hady argues he was falsely imprisoned when he was kept in indefinite immigration detention.
- Safwat Abdel-Hady, who suffers a condition which carries a high risk of thrombosis preventing him flying, argues he was falsely imprisoned when he was kept in indefinite immigration detention.
- The government took the case to the High Court because it wanted the court to find that even if Mr Abdel-Hady had been falsely imprisoned the government should not be liable.
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Safwat Abdel-Hady argues he was falsely imprisoned when he was kept in indefinite immigration detention. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
Safwat Abdel-Hady, who suffers a condition which carries a high risk of thrombosis preventing him flying, argues he was falsely imprisoned when he was kept in indefinite immigration detention.
The government took the case to the High Court because it wanted the court to find that even if Mr Abdel-Hady had been falsely imprisoned the government should not be liable.
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