The applicant applied for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
The immigration officer refused the application, finding the applicant inadmissible under s. 35(1)(a) of the IRPA for complicity in crimes against humanity during his military service in Lebanon.
The Federal Court granted the judicial review, finding the officer's decision unreasonable.
The officer exaggerated the applicant's role, misunderstood the structure of the Lebanese military and security services, and unreasonably concluded he was complicit in torture.
The matter was remitted for reconsideration by a different officer.
