Facts: The applicant was an Iranian national of Kurdish ethnicity who claimed asylum in Ireland. He worked as a mechanic in a garage. One day he took delivery of a car for repair. It transpired that the car had been used in anti-government operations and his employer was subsequently arrested. The applicant’s uncle told him that the Iranian authorities had … Read More
AD v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Another
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2015] IEHC 268 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 03 Jun 2015 |
| Judge: | Faherty J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Country of Origin Information, Refugee |
| Country of Origin: | Iran |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/a02105d7-effe-451f-a400-5e642c8a6d93/2015_IEHC_268_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | Where a document is relevant to the disposal of an asylum claim and it is considered by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal not to be one to which much weight can be given on account of apparent discrepancies in it, it may be necessary to ask the Refugee Applications Commissioner to investigate the matter under s. 16(6) of the Refugee Act 1996. |