Deportation order issued against Joshua Rahman

Court halts deportation of Canadian drug accused Rahman

Drug accused and Canadian national Joshua Rahman has been declared a prohibited immigrant by the Permanent Secretary of Immigration, leaving his status uncertain. Immigration officers were waiting outside the courtroom to deport Rahman back to Canada, even though his conviction for possessing 39.5 kilograms of cocaine was quashed and his 23-year prison sentence set aside. […]

Deportation order issued against Joshua Rahman

The Permanent Secretary for Immigration earlier this month declared Fiji-Canadian national Joshua Aziz Rahman a prohibited immigrant and imposed a removal order. Principal Legal Officer Sadaf Shameem informed Justice Thushara Rajasinghe this morning during the first call of Rahman’s case. The matter was called following the Court of Appeal’s order for a retrial after quashing his conviction. He was sent to prison after the High Court in Suva con…