Nigerian drag Malaysia govt to court over ‘unlawful’ deportation, detention
Simon Mamoh, a Nigerian, has sued Khairul Dzaimee Daud, the Director-General, Malaysia Immigration Department and three others N406 million for alleged unlawful detention and deportation.
Mamoh alleged the country’s immigration department of illegal detention for 40 days before ordering his deportation from Malaysia to Nigeria.
In the civil lawsuit filed in the High Court of Shah Alam on January 10, Mamoh listed the types of compensation that he is claiming, including RM2 million in general damages at a rate of RM50,000 for each day of his unlawful detention, from March 15, 2021, until his release on April 23, 2021.
Mamoh 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), according to a local Malaysian online platform, Malaymail.
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.
The lawsuit is scheduled for case management at the High Court in Shah Alam on February 9.
