According to the ruling of the high court, compensation claim is entitled for a Palestinian activist who was unlawfully detained on the orders of home secretary, Theresa May.
The entry of Sheikh Raed Salah, 52, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel, into the country despite being banned has come as the latest embarrassment for the government.
It has emerged that the activist was not informed about his banned status by anybody and even a Heathrow immigration officer who scanned his passport didn’t notice a live alert to exclude him.
The activist was three days later arrested by the police and was informed about his status.
A deportation notice was served to him by the home secretary.
After obtaining bail in July, Salah is appealing against the decision to deport him in separate proceedings before an immigration tribunal which continues next week.
Furthermore, Salah is seeking damages for illegal detention citing that he was confined without any legal grounds.