Nigerian man detained for 1 month now faces deportation
Simon Adavize Momoh, his wife Low Kar Hui and their two children in happier times. (Low Kar Hui pic)
SHAH ALAM: Nigerian national Simon Adavize Momoh, who has been detained at the Semenyih Immigration Depot for the last one month despite having paid his fine for a drink-driving offence, has been served a deportation order, his lawyer said today.
V Vemal Arasan said the order was emailed to Momoh’s wife, Low Kar Hui, yesterday evening, asking her to prepare arrangements for his flight back to Nigeria.
He said that according to the deportation order, Momoh is deemed a prohibited immigrant pursuant to Section 8(3)(d)(i)(ii) of the Immigration Act.
Vemal also told High Court judge Ab Karim Ab Rahman during a habeas corpus hearing to seek the release of Momoh that he had been unable to meet with his client at the detention centre yesterday.
He said immigration officers told him there had been a power outage.
He said he needed to see Momoh to enable them to prepare a proper submission, adding that the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) had agreed for him to liaise with his client.
Karim set next Wednesday for a full hearing of his habeas corpus application.
Vemal told reporters later there was no provision in the law to compel Momoh’s wife to purchase a flight ticket for him to leave the country, adding that they may be writing an appeal to the government.
He also said he had asked the AGC to instruct the immigration authorities to allow him to see Momoh next Monday.
Vemal filed the habeas corpus application on April 1, naming the Immigration Department, the Prisons Department and the home ministry as respondents.
Momoh, who has been married to Low for the past eight years and has a valid visa, was arrested at a roadblock in Cheras in the early hours of March 15 on suspicion of drink-driving.
He pleaded guilty in court the same day, paid the RM12,000 fine, and Low was told he would be released at 5pm.
However, he has been detained at the Semenyih detention centre since then.
Authorities previously denied access for Vemal and Low to meet Momoh, citing Covid-19 restrictions.
V Vemal Arasan said the order was emailed to Momoh’s wife, Low Kar Hui, yesterday evening, asking her to prepare arrangements for his flight back to Nigeria.
He said that according to the deportation order, Momoh is deemed a prohibited immigrant pursuant to Section 8(3)(d)(i)(ii) of the Immigration Act.
Vemal also told High Court judge Ab Karim Ab Rahman during a habeas corpus hearing to seek the release of Momoh that he had been unable to meet with his client at the detention centre yesterday.
He said immigration officers told him there had been a power outage.
He said he needed to see Momoh to enable them to prepare a proper submission, adding that the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) had agreed for him to liaise with his client.
Karim set next Wednesday for a full hearing of his habeas corpus application.
Vemal told reporters later there was no provision in the law to compel Momoh’s wife to purchase a flight ticket for him to leave the country, adding that they may be writing an appeal to the government.
He also said he had asked the AGC to instruct the immigration authorities to allow him to see Momoh next Monday.
Vemal filed the habeas corpus application on April 1, naming the Immigration Department, the Prisons Department and the home ministry as respondents.
Momoh, who has been married to Low for the past eight years and has a valid visa, was arrested at a roadblock in Cheras in the early hours of March 15 on suspicion of drink-driving.
He pleaded guilty in court the same day, paid the RM12,000 fine, and Low was told he would be released at 5pm.
However, he has been detained at the Semenyih detention centre since then.
Authorities previously denied access for Vemal and Low to meet Momoh, citing Covid-19 restrictions.
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kt notes:
Sound suss - being Christian and fined for drink-driving didn't help. Hope some kind hearted MPs can help
Its a risk that anybody on a Long term stay visa or Permanent Residence may be subject to in most countries.
ReplyDeleteTechnically, Australia could deport Ktemoc as well, if he is convicted of a crime there.
Of course, short of a really severe offence, the Aussies are normally more civilised than that.
It depends on whether there are other reasons or triggers that may make the Morrison Administration regard Ktemox as "undesirable".
I can think of a few .... wakakakaka..
i bet the naive whiteman cant find any, communist change color faster than chameleon
DeleteNaive whiteman!!!
DeleteCommunist change color faster than chameleon!!!
Wakakakakaka…
Katak turns wordsmith using dogma leaking out from that fart filled well.
no doubt with some creative fabrications you may well be right, wakakaka
ReplyDeleteWhy this kerajaan so zalim, want to break-up a family, now the children will have no father and bread winner.
ReplyDeleteBut Zakar Naik can get PR so easily. Didn't have to marry a Malaysian. And he can insult Chinese and Indians and sue Malaysians pulak. Why is Zakar Naik no more an issue since Sheraton Shake? Why is Wee KHAT Siong so quiet even after Zakar Naik insulted the Chinese? Never demand his deportation, but his kerajaan want to deport this Nigerian?