| Title | Switzerland: Judgement FAC D-2186_2020 of 4 May 2020[1537] |
| Publisher | Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral |
| Publication Date | 4 May 2020 |
| Country | Afghanistan | Switzerland |
| Topics | COVID-19 | Legal representation / Legal aid | Refugee / Asylum law |
| Cite as | Switzerland: Judgement FAC D-2186_2020 of 4 May 2020[1537], Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral, 4 May 2020, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,CHE_TFS,60ba19f54.html [accessed 19 May 2023] |
| Comments | The legal representative of the asylum seeker from Afghanistan refused to participate in the « Dublin » hearing due to Covid-19. The hearing had been conducted without any legal representative and the SEM decided on the asylum seeker’s transfer to Germany. The FAC concludes that the absence of a legal representative was due to justifiable good cause. Thus, the hearing has no effect. |
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