Jerome Okeke v The Principal Immigration Officer

HH 352/12

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

19 September 2012

Citation

HH 352/12

Neutral Citation

[2012] ZWHH 352

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Urgent Application

Bench

Presiding

Hungwe J

Full Bench

Hungwe J

Areas of Law

Administrative LawImmigration Law

Keywords

immigration interviewinterdictlawful arrestZimbabwe Republic Police

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the court should grant an interdict preventing the immigration authorities from requiring the applicant to attend an interview","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant's fear of unlawful detention, lack of specific basis for apprehension"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the parties could agree on terms for any future interview","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Parties reached agreement on interview procedures"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant sought an urgent interdict to prevent the Principal Immigration Officer from requiring him to attend an interview or prompting his arrest. The parties ultimately agreed on terms for any future interview to be conducted in the presence of the applicant's legal representative.

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