Kalima v AG (Civil Cause 718 of 1994) [1996] MWHCCiv 18 (15 August 1996)

IN 'IHE IITGH mURr OF HALAWI PRIOCIPAL Rffi-ISIRY CIVIL CAUSE Nlil1BER '71B 1994 BETWEEN: LAZAID KALil'IA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PLAINrIFF and ATIDRNEY GENERAL DEFENDANT CDRA11: E. B. TWEA, RffiISIRAR :t1bango, Counsel for the Plaintiff Defendant/Counsel absent RULilG The plaintiff informBJ. this court that he was imprisonBJ. on issues concerning money and was release:1 on 28 April, 1992. Upon his release, Police kept him in custcrly on allegation of dealing with some administrative IIBtter. He was in cust crly until 11 December 1993. He now claims darreges for false imprisonment. I must mention on the outset that the pla~ntiff did appear to this court to be of such mental caJ=Bci ty as would not be able to give firm back dates and his memory was not very gocrl. that in the course of his It was his evidence, however, imprisonment he wa s being move:1 from prison to prison and that the State ensurBJ. the International that he did not meet Committee of the Re:1 Cross which was conducting prison visits. He was subject to degrading treatment inclu:ii.. TB search of his anal cavity for hidden objects. He now claims daIIBges. I have heard the plaintiff and his counsel: who did not wish to raise any issues in submission, than refer this court to civil cause number 719 of 1994. I have examine:1 the said record and there is no ruling save the agreement by parties at a settlement . There is no such thing here. ,. I WI 11. 1l;:1rn:-11 Jt1'::: 1 , 1 ;1 , n 1 , r f . l1c7VllrJ YP}rlYrl f( 1r f a l se t o his s t ,~ tus Ul l 1f 2, gr;rnt- hi m JX1~.nr10 t.n U1 0 :impr i sonment fnr 8 mnn1hs. O:isLs l 1lJ 1!1fn UN"fJl1 l N CHNIO. E:J~S t h is 15 th clay of J\ugust 1996. ;=it BJ;=int.yre