Nigerian Sues Malaysian Government N406 Million For Illegal Detention

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Simon Mamoh, a Nigerian, has sued the Director-General of Malaysia’s Immigration Department, Khairul Dzaimee Daud, and three others for claimed wrongful detention and deportation.

Mamoh claims that the country’s immigration service kept him illegally for 40 days before ordering his deportation from Malaysia to Nigeria.

Mamoh specified the forms of compensation he is asking in the civil case filed in the High Court of Shah Alam on January 10, including RM2 million in general damages at a rate of RM50,000 for each day of his unlawful incarceration from March 15, 2021, until his release on April 23, 2021.

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He is also seeking for RM1 million in damages for pain, suffering, emotional distress and mental anguish, exemplary damages totalling RM1 million, and special damages of RM3,925.31, all totalling about N406 million (current exchange rate).
The four respondents sued are the Immigration Department’s director-general, the Malaysia Prison Department director-general, the home minister and the government of Malaysia.

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The lawsuit is scheduled for case management at the High Court in Shah Alam on February 9.
ANAEDOONLINE.NG attempted to reach the Immigration department via email for comment but is yet to get a response as of press time.

 

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