An immigrant is suing the Government for £11million for making him unhappy after he and his family were ordered to leave the country.
In what appears to be a legal first, Daniel Kiunsi has issued a High Court writ for the distress he says he has suffered since the decision to eject him.
He claims officials violated his human rights by confiscating his passport three years ago and says it caused his family ‘great unhappiness’.
Complaint: Daniel Kiunsi, whose home is pictured, has issued a High Court writ for the distress he says he has suffered since the decision to eject him"
The electrical engineer from Tanzania says he has ‘scientifically calculated’ the appropriate figure to compensate him and has reached the figure of exactly £11million.
Conservative MP Philip Davies yesterday described the case as ‘outrageous’ and added: ‘The whole thing is completely ridiculous. This just goes to show how so many people see the UK as a soft touch.’
No comment: Kiunsi's daughter told the Daily Mail her father did not want to talk about the case"
Mr Kiunsi arrived in the UK with his wife and three children from Tanzania on a work visa.
But the Home Office revoked his right to live in Britain when he breached the terms of the visa by returning to the UK after working abroad.
The UK Border Agency confiscated his passport but allowed him in to the country after he gave assurances that he and his family would return to Africa.
Officials said he would be able to collect his passport when he left the country, but he remained living in Britain.
Now Mr Kiunsi is demanding the right to stay in the country as well as compensation for the ‘torture, inhuman and degrading treatment’ he has received from the UK authorities, citing the controversial Human Rights Act.
He is understood to be citing his right to liberty, a fair trial and a private and family life to mount his case.
Last night Mr Kiunsi, who is in his forties, was unavailable for comment at his large, red-brick terraced home in a tree-lined street in Upminster, Essex, when approached by the Daily Mail.
Miserable: Kiunsi says the UK Government's decision to seize his passport has caused him 'great unhappiness'
However, he is reported to have said: ‘It’s the issue of the happiness.’
The Home Office has vowed to fight the case.
A UK Border Agency spokesman said: ‘We are aware that Mr Kiunsi has made an application and we will seek to challenge this robustly at every stage’.
In a recent report by the US government, Tanzania was judged to have serious human rights problems including the use of excessive force by military personnel, police and prison guards.
The report also highlighted the country’s ‘harsh and life-threatening prison conditions, lengthy pre-trial detention, judicial corruption and inefficiency, restrictions on freedoms of the Press and assembly and restrictions on the movement of refugees.’
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go and take a running jump off the nearest cliff, and swim back, what a cheek this man has.. and what a stupid country we are for allowing him in , in the first place.. this is what is destroying us
What planet do these people live on!! Oh yes, "Planet Gimme, Gimme, Gimme UK. The only place anywhere that the world and his wife think they're entitled to everything that's going with out having to contribute.
This man has no right to be in England, he was only allowed in so he could arrange for the departure of his family, lets hope the courts agree, but I'm not holding my breath.
Can I sue the UK as I am unhappy about all these foreigners keep coming into my country and doing me out of homes and job opportunities.
Who on earth are his lawyers. These legal parasites are taking on these ridiculous cases purely to line their pockets at the cost of the taxpayer. The law needs to be changed to prevent this exploitation. He was not entitled to reenter the UK but is allowed in and is still here 3 years later and now courtesy of our laughable legal system will be here another 5 years at least thanks to his lawyers.
Good God - just kick him out !!! The man has no right to be there - you Poms are soft
If he is so unhappy why does he not go back to where he originated? Makes me sick. Try working for your money instead of expecting hand outs. How much national insurance and tax have you paid? Once you have paid for a lifetime of hard graft then start complaining. Until then you know what to do/where to go!!
AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!! WHEN IS THIS CRAP GOING TO STOP! KICK HIM AND HIS SCROUNGING FAMILY OUT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Soo... here without a legal visa. Can someone how he is still living here to make the case in the first place?
If he is so unhappy send him back on the first plane to Tanzania. He expects hard working British taxpayers to pay for him. Why do we have to put up with all these lazy scroungers.
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