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Feb 05, 2007
Quickie Link: Gay asylum seeker can stay despite lying
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By vanrozenheim
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(Auckland, New Zealand) - A gay refugee who admitted repeatedly misleading immigration officials has been allowed to stay in New Zealand because he faced execution as a homosexual if sent back to Iran. Too embarrassed to disclose his homosexuality at the time of his first application in 2000, Mr Tahooni had "evolved into a confident - even flamboyant - man" able to express his sexual orientation without inhibition, the Refugee Status Appeals Authority said.
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