Viraj Mendis case - Solicitor

Title

Viraj Mendis case - Solicitor

Genre

Interview

TX Date

19 Jan 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:49

Description

Sri Lankan (failed asylum seeker?) Viraj Mendis was seized by police from a church in which he had taken sanctuary. His solicitor, David Burgess, says it will be a race against time to prevent his deportation, and explains the work being done to keep him in the country. Female interviewer not identified. Broadcast on Leicester Sound.

Contributors

David Burgess; Leicester Sound

Keywords

Deportation; Government; Law; UK; Immigration; Manchester; England; Refugees; Solicitors; Asylum seekers; Home Office; Central Asian cultures; Viraj Mendis

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