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Harare High Court
Placide Masengesho v Chief Immigration Officer and Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage
HH 70-21
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
17 February 2021
Citation
HH 70-21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHH 70
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
TAGU J
Full Bench
TAGU J
Areas of Law
Administrative lawImmigration lawRefugee law
Keywords
Contempt of courtDeportationRefugee statusExpulsion orderTongogara Refugee Camp
Tags
Refugee lawContempt of courtDeportationExpulsion
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Immigration Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondents are in contempt of court for failing to comply with Foroma J's order","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Foroma J's order not complied with, expulsion order extant"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Applicant, a Rwandan refugee who entered Zimbabwe in 2007 as a minor, sought contempt of court against immigration authorities for failing to comply with a 2019 court order that set aside his deportation and directed his return to Tongogara Refugee Camp. The respondents argued they could not comply because an expulsion order from the camp remained extant.
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