RE RASWI ALIAS RUYATI
Outcome
Appeal dismissedthe appeal is dismissed.
Source: [2025] HKCA 58, Court of Appeal, decided 9 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
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Case Significance
RE RASWI ALIAS RUYATI [2025] HKCA 58 was decided by the Court of Appeal on 9 January 2025, following the first-instance decision in RASWI ALIAS RUYATI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [2024] HKCFI 1717. The Court of Appeal held: 'the appeal is dismissed.'
Summary
Indonesian applicant Raswi (alias Ruyati), a former domestic helper convicted of making a false representation to an immigration officer, appealed the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting her non-refoulement claim. She claimed she would be harmed by her former husband and his family upon return. The Court of Appeal (Cheung and G Lam JJA) dismissed the appeal on the papers.
What did the Court of Appeal rule in RE RASWI ALIAS RUYATI [2025] HKCA 58?
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding: 'the appeal is dismissed.' The matter followed the first-instance decision in RASWI ALIAS RUYATI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [2024] HKCFI 1717, decided on 9 January 2025.
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Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 58)