ECHR orders Dutch to pay Syrian refugee for unlawful detention
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The European Court of Human Rights has found fault with the Netherlands for detaining a Syrian asylum seeker after he was released from prison. M B, as he is identified in court records, was convicted of membership of a terrorist organisation in 2016, despite the public prosecutor arguing he should be acquitted. Following his release from prison, the now 27-year-old was placed in immigration detention. His lawyer argued that, having served his sentence, placing him in further immigration...

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