Vigil For Ahmed Zaoui: Wgtn Thurs

Wellington, Thursday, 14 August - vigil in support of Algerian asylum seeker Ahmed Zaoui who has been granted refugee status by the Refugee Status Appeal Authority, but is still being detained in Paremoremo on the basis of a security risk certificate issued by the SIS.

Meet at 12-30pm at the Immigration Service National Office (52 The Terrace), at 12-45pm we will walk together to parliament. While the Immigration Service as such have no influence into Mr Zaoui's situation, our meeting place and walk will be symbolic of how the issue has moved from being an immigration issue as such, to becoming a political issue. At parliment we will be directly calling on the Government to release Mr Zaoui - and to accept the findings of the Refugee Status Appeals Authority.