UI2024001195

Pursuant to rule 14 of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008, [the appellant] ( and/or any member of his family, expert, witness or other person the Tribunal considers should not be identified ) is granted anonymity.

No-one shall publish or reveal any information, including the name or address of the appellant, likely to lead members of the public to identify the appellant ( and/or other person ). Failure to comply with this order could amount to a contempt of court .

             By the decision of the Upper Tribunal (Judge Smith) issued on 25.4.24, the appellant, a national of Albania, has been granted permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal against the decision of the First-tier Tribunal (Judge Abebrese) dismissing on all grounds his appeal against the respondent's decision of 21.11.22 to refuse his further submissions (FS) of 18.6.21 in support of a claim to international protection.

             The appellant claimed to fear persecution on return from an extreme Islamic group who tried to forcibly recruit him to work for them, as well as an Albanian group of criminals who offered to protect him and provide him with employment before forcing him to pack and transport cannabis. The judge considered that is claim was of fear of non-state actors and thus not within a Refugee Convention reason.

             In summary, the grounds argue that the First-tier Tribunal failed to provide adequate reasoning for according little weight to the evidence of the appellant's witnesses, failed to make findings on the risk of re-trafficking, failed to engage with the appellant's evidence about his attacker's connections and the expert report. It is also argued that the First-tier Tribunal failed to adequately address the appellant's ability to relocate with regard to his age and mental health difficulties.