The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services on Saturdays deported a Sri Lankan national by the name of Thavaraj Caruppiah through Kamuzu International Airport.
According to the department National Public Relations Officer Assistant Superintendent Wellington Chiponde, Caruppiah was arrested and declared a Prohibited Immigrant (P.I.) in Malawi on 20th June, 2022 for contravening Section 4 subsection 1, and Section 21 subsection 1 as read with Section 21 subsection 3 of the Immigration Act of the Laws of Malawi.
“Upon being declared a Prohibited Immigrant, he sought court relief where he obtained an injunction against his imminent deportation. When the injunction was successfully vacated by the Department, Mr. Caruppiah went into hiding harbored by his lawyer (who was even keeping his passport) and a certain Pastor until he was arrested this week by the Malawi Police Service who handed him over to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services.
“The Department would like to make it very clear that this deportation was premised on the fact that the Sri Lankan was declared a Prohibited Immigrant in Malawi, having successfully vacated the injunction he obtained; contrary to certain media reports that this deportation has been carried out against a Court Order.
“The Department would like to sternly warn members of the general public that harbouring prohibited immigrants or undocumented immigrants is a serious criminal offence, and any person found doing so will face the long arm of the law,” he said
