Unlawful Arrest Damages Case

Sure, here's a simplified FIRAC summary of the case:
- Facts: Beya Glodi Kayole, a Congolese asylum seeker, was arrested on 12th January * at a roadblock in South Africa and detained until 15th January *. He claims his arrest and detention were unlawful.

- Issue: The issue is whether the plaintiff's arrest and subsequent detention were unlawful, wrongful, and without cause.

- Rule: The Immigration Act * of * grants power to authorized officers to request suspected foreigners to produce a permit. The failure to produce appropriate documents is a contravention of the law.

- Analysis: The court found that Kayole didn't have his asylum seeker permit on the day of the arrest. It also found that the arrest and detention were lawful as Kayole failed to produce the correct documents.

- Conclusion: The court dismissed Kayole's claim and he was ordered to pay the costs of the suit.

The case involved Beya Glodi Kayole, a Congolese asylum seeker in South Africa. On January *, *, he was arrested at a roadblock and detained until January *, *. Kayole claimed that his arrest and subsequent detention were unlawful. The court found that he didn't have his asylum seeker permit at the time of the arrest and that his arrest and detention were lawful as he failed to produce the correct documents. The court dismissed Kayole's claim and ordered him to pay the costs of the lawsuit.

The main issue in this case is whether Beya Glodi Kayole's arrest and subsequent detention were unlawful. This involves determining if he failed to produce the correct permit documents at the time of his arrest, constituting a violation of the Immigration Act * of *, thus making his arrest and detention lawful.

The rules of law in this case are:
- The Immigration Act * of * of South Africa, which grants power to authorized officers to request suspected foreigners to produce a permit.
- The failure to produce appropriate documents is a contravention of the law, making the arrest and detention lawful.
- The onus of proving that the arrest and detention were lawful lies with the official responsible for such detention.

In the application of this case:
- The court applied the Immigration Act * of *, determining that the arrest and detention were lawful as Kayole failed to produce the correct documents at the time of his arrest.
- The court found that the onus was on the official responsible for the detention to prove its lawfulness. In this case, it was determined that the official acted within the law.
- The court dismissed Kayole's claim, indicating that the law was correctly applied in his arrest and detention. Answer: Conclusion of this case