Facts: The applicant was an adult male from the Caucasus region and was Muslim. He applied for international protection in Ireland on the basis that he was being targeted by the Federal Security Service (“FSB”) of the Russian Federation and that the FSB had made false accusations of terrorism against him because of his failure to co-operate with them. In … Read More
T (Russian Federation) v International Protection Appeals Tribunal
T (Russian Federation) v International Protection Appeals Tribunal
Respondent/Defendant: | International Protection Appeals Tribunal |
Court/s: | High Court |
Citation/s: | [2023] IEHC 271 |
Nature of Proceedings: | Appeal |
Judgment Date/s: | 25 May 2023 |
Judge: | Simons G |
Category: | Asylum |
Keywords: | Country of Origin Information, Exclusion Clauses, Persecution, Refugee Law, Refugee Status |
Country of Origin: | Russia |
URL: | https://www.courts.ie/view/judgments/0bf80c1a-a406-4ddb-92e4-27f7e8e6cd53/209fff5c-8269-41cb-a5ea-68555cd35fe7/2023_IEHC_271.pdf/pdf |
Principles: | In order to make a valid finding that a person is excluded from refugee status there must be an individualised assessment of the nature of the alleged conduct and the applicant’s responsibility for same. Decision makers must distinguish between various stages of a criminal procedure when assessing what weight should be given to documents such as search warrants. |