TRIGGER WARNING: violent death following deportation. Violent Death of Deported Asylum Seeker Mohamed Ali Sleyum in Tanzania (press release from Anti-Deportation Ireland) Mohamed Ali Sleyum died on the 6th of April, four days after being deported from Ireland to Tanzania. His deportation followed the failure of his claim for asylum. He feared deportation, a fear that proved fatally accurate A few weeks earlier, Mohamed Ali had been a passenger in a car that was stopped in a routine check by Gardaí in Dublin. All the occupants of the vehicle were black. Mohamed Ali Sleyum’s name was flagged and he was subsequently taken to Cloverhill Prison, Clondalkin, where he remained until the 2nd of April, when Garda National Immigration Bureau officers escorted him on a flight to Tanzania. They handed over him over to Tanzanian authorities at Kilimanjaro International Airport. He was taken to a local police station, where he was beaten and tortured for several days, before being thrown out, alone, onto the street. His bruised and broken body was picked up and taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. His friends requested we use the photographs below to inform the Irish public of his fate. Mohamed Ali Sleyum came to Ireland seeking protection; what he encountered was a system deaf to his pleas. The horrific image of his corpse lying on a mortuary slab puts to bed any claims the Irish state does not deport people to danger, contrary to their international obligations. Ireland has among the lowest acceptance rates for refugee status in Europe. ADI has documented criticism of the system by many organisations and individuals, including retired Supreme Court Justice Catherine McGuinness, and ex-Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly who claimed the treatment of asylum seekers “may well breach international human rights conventions”. Asylum seekers who are under threat of deportation have frequently expressed their fears of what awaits them should they too be deported. The Irish state failed Mohamed Ali Sleyum in its duty of care under international law and non-refoulement principles. The judiciary and law courts, the GNIB and the current Irish Government are complicit in the death of Mohamed Ali Sleyum: their action saw a fit and healthy young man, living just over a month ago in Ireland, die a violent and avoidable death. ADI state that the Irish asylum system is not fit for purpose and all deportations must cease before another violent and brutal death occurs. Anti-Deportation Ireland (ADI) is a national, multi-ethnic grassroots network. It is the only national organisation in Ireland that campaigns against forced deportation and that calls for the abolition of the direct provision system. Contacts: Joe Moore +353 (0) 87-299-4796; Michael Blaney +353 (0) 85-145-8705
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 16:01:52 +0000
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