The applicant sought judicial review of a negative pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA).
The applicant alleged a risk of persecution in Slovakia based on his Hungarian Roma origin and his homosexuality.
The PRRA officer refused the application, finding insufficient evidence to establish a risk of persecution and determining that an oral hearing was not required.
On judicial review, the Federal Court held that the officer reasonably applied the statutory factors in deciding not to hold an oral hearing, as the issue was sufficiency of evidence rather than credibility.
The Court also found the officer's assessment of the risk evidence to be reasonable and adequately justified.
