Japanese gov't ordered to pay damages to Kurdish asylum seeker

"The immigration center does not treat detainees as people," said Deniz through a translator at a press conference in Tokyo after the ruling was handed down.

now on provisional release, said he was restrained and assaulted by several staffers.

He is lucky still alive, other just won't make it alive.

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/06/ea12ef22fcda-family-of-dead-sri-lankan-detainee-demands-apology-from-japan-govt.html

To be honest he doesn't have permission to stay in Japan as he was denied refugee status.

Maybe he was mistreated by Japanese Immigration Staff however to be honest he should be deported back to Turkey after his visa application was denied.

The government will most likely appeal the district court decision and Deniz will be allowed to stay in Japan pending a final supreme court ruling, which will be years from now. The Kurd should have been deported when his refugee status was denied.

more Information about him please. Was he a terrorist fleeing Turkiye? Why would his government threaten his family? If he was fleeing Turkiye and avoiding arrest for insurgency, where he could possibly be mistreated or tortured, why is he taking his frustration out on Japanese people just doing their jobs? (No thanks for free food and accommodations in one of the worlds safest country.)

or is he an economic migrant?

his application for refugee status was rejected by the state.

Same story. A foreigner refuses to go home when told to do so.

 The Kurd should have been deported when his refugee status was denied.

Well written post.

A Tokyo court

Let the judge deal with these people on daily basis to see what it is like.

Deniz, now on provisional release,

What is this guy doing on the streets?

Turkish government must be happy to see these people who don’t respect the law and the system leave the country. Now, let japan deal with him.

Good, but it'd be great if there was more media coverage of the changes the government is planning for the immigration law. The system is fundamentally cruel, and the ruling party is planning to make it even worse, i.e. making it easier to deport unsuccessful refugee status applicants.

(No need to reply to this post about how it's more "humane" to deport than to detain. You won't convince me and I won't convince you.)

or is he an economic migrant

Even if he was (probably not), what would be great the problem with that? Do you believe some people are more deserving of prosperity than others? What's more, we need to get rid of the delusion that the so-called developed world is inherently a better place to live than elsewhere. Japan, for example, is hostile to outsiders, has a twisted working culture and worse gender equality than most of the countries people are fleeing. You're probably either really privileged or really in need of help if you choose to live here.

If it happened once, you could say mistakes happen, things got a bit out of hand etc. etc. But we read stories about brutality in Japanese detention centers all the time. These places are run by a bunch of foreigner-hating fascists.

Body Cameras can be very helpful in reveling the TRUTH, officers in Japan do NOT wear them !?? it is time to start wearing them so everyone is protected. Amazing how officers and citizens behavior will change when cameras are rolling.

Some of you are posting without taking the time to read the story "According to the complaint, Deniz, who declined to give his surname for fear of retaliation against his family in Turkey, was sent to the Higashi-Nihon Immigration Center in February 2017 after his application for refugee status was rejected by the state."

He has been locked up since he was rejected!

Lots of ignorant comments on this forum

Firstly, there are a multitude of problems in Kurdistan which would surely be prima facie, a reason to carefully consider an application for refugee status

Secondly, the Japanese immigration service is subject to law (as this case has shown) which does not condone ‘torture’

If Japanese politicians continue to harp on abut ‘the Rule of Law’ then it needs to be seen to apply to people and institutions in Japan

Kicking staff and being out of control? I can't really blame the guards for being forceful in restraining this guy.

Instead of keeping people in detention centers and wasting taxpayers money, just send them back to their countries on the next flight!

I was was held at a detention room in Narita airport for 10 minutes when my passport didn’t scan and officials tried to verify it, while waiting I saw 4 other men being held in the same room and how rowdy, aggressive, rude and dangerous they were. They really tried to provoke some sort of physical altercation or fights with the staff and swore at the staff non stop! It’s not easy for the detention center staff whether at airport rooms or big detention centers to deal with these illegals!

I’ve never seen a foreigner become angry at immigration

officials

I have seen a few cry though

¥220,000? That should pay for his one way air ticket out of Japan. Japan does not need bogus asylum seekers.

Japan does not need bogus asylum seekers.

Given that Turkey has a long record of abuses against Kurds, you might want to think a bit more before making such comments.

From viewing his behaviour, I’m surprised that chap wasn’t committed to an asylum, lol, what am I like?

When you are in a country you have to follow the laws of that country because you are a guest. The country has a right TO KNOW who is in their country for citizens and country sake. Fearing of retaliation is a bum excuse his problem is in Turkey, but creating a problem in Japan! If he is fearing his family will be attacked in Turkey he should go back and protect them. Not giving his name in Japan is not protecting them its only creating a problem for another country. Deport the bum!

According to the complaint, Deniz, who declined to give his surname for fear of retaliation against his family in Turkey

Given that Turkey has a long record of abuses against Kurds.

And the Kurds have as long a record of terrorist attacks in Turkey. And an almost as long one of killings between its rival separatist groups.

 Not giving his name in Japan is not protecting them its only creating a problem for another country. Deport the bum!

He declined to give his name to the reporter. That is entirely reasonable under the circumstances because the Turkish diplomats in Japan will read the press and report their findings to their security apparatus back home.

If he is fearing his family will be attacked in Turkey he should go back and protect them.

Against the Turkish Army? The Turks bomb whole Kurdish villages flat.

Turkish governments since that of Mustafa Kemal have engaged in periodic near genocides of the Kurds. Their current leadership has been waging an all out war on the Kurds inside Turkey but also in Iraq and Syria. Please learn some history and current events of the region.

It’s said he came to Japan in 2007 and married to a Japanese women and then applied for refugee status but detained after being rejected on his application, now on provisional release, still applying now as his 4th times.

I don't get what is going on.

Some Kurdish people were lying about their treatment in Turkey to get asylum in Sweden or in other western countries. Now they are doing the same in Japan as well. They are not asylum seekers, they are economic migrants whose won't wish to pay taxes and do illegal business.

Some Americans are assuming that treatment of Kurds are not good here. But they ignore the fact that we have had two Kurdish presidents before. Turkish army is dealing with only the ones whose join communist-Marxist PKK, which is recognized as terrorist organization by NATO and EU.