Tuesday 11 June 2013

REFUGEE APPEAL BOARD

Constitutional Court Emblem

I appeared yesterday [10 June 2013] at the Refugee Appeal Board [RAB] on behalf of a refugee. On 6 December 2012 Mr Justice Fabricius in the matter of MAIL & GUARDIAN MEDIA v CHIPU Case number 22645/2011 declared the rules in terms of which the RAB operates, invalid from 6 December 2012.  These guys are still operating under these invalid rules. And they are oblivious of the declaration!!!

The matter then proceeded to the Constitutional Court where it was argued on 14 May 2013. Judgment was reserved.

My matter was postponed pending the outcome of the Constitutional case. But they proceeded with all the other matters. I was informed that since 6 December 2012 the RAB continued regardless of the judgment of Fabricius J in the above matter!!


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