Wednesday, January 9, 2019

PNG’s Highest Court rejects refugee’s compo claims


PNG’ s supreme court in Port Moresby has rejected a petition by a group of refugees and asylum seekers that would have given them the right to sue for compensation. 

Through their lawyer Ben Lomai, the 368 men from Manus Detention Centre were seeking the right to apply for PNG travel documents, which would allow them to resettle in other countries of their choice.

The case was dismissed on technical grounds, as the Supreme Court said it was a compensation matter that would have been handled by the National Court.

“The legal case was not necessarily over because we are yet to study the judgment,” Plaintiffs’ lawyer Ben Lomai said.

The refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island together with those on Nauru are hoping to hear the possibilities of resettling from the Australian politicians. – Via Garamut News.

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