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08/03/2022
NL: The Court of the Hague rejected appeal against negative decision because Morocco is designated as safe country of origin

ECLI
ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2022:2079
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EUAA Information and Analysis Sector (IAS)
Other Source/Information
Type
Judgment
Original Documents
Relevant Legislative Provisions
National law only (in case there is no reference to EU law/ECHR)
Reference
Netherlands, Court of The Hague [Rechtbank Den Haag], Applicant v State Secretary for Security and Justice Netherlands (Staatssecretaris Van Veiligheid en Justitie), NL22.1358, ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2022:2079, 08 March 2022. Link redirects to the English summary in the EUAA Case Law Database.
Permanent link to the case
https://caselaw.euaa.europa.eu/pages/viewcaselaw.aspx?CaseLawID=2450
Case history
Other information
Abstract

The applicant, Moroccan national has applied for asylum in the Netherlands and alleged threats and criticism due to his activities on social media, by posting his music. The State Secretary rejected the application as unfounded as it considered that the elements of the asylum story were not credible. Moreover the determining authority ruled that Morocco is a safe country of origin and the applicant failed to demonstrate why his country would not be safe in his case.


The Court of the Hague rejected the appeal, considering his allegations not demonstrated. The Court reiterated that national authorities have reassessed on 6 May 2015 Morocco as being safe, and retained the designation as a safe country of origin. The Court mentioned that if the applicant would experience problems in Morocco after his return, he can rightly address and complain before national authorities there. The fact that there is corruption in Morocco does not mean that the applicant cannot complain to the (higher) authorities if he encounters problems, nor does it mean that the authorities are unwilling or unable to help him.


Country of Decision
Netherlands
Court Name
NL: Court of The Hague [Rechtbank Den Haag]
Case Number
NL22.1358
Date of Decision
08/03/2022
Country of Origin
Morocco
Keywords
Credibility
Safe Country concept/Safe Country of Origin/ Safe third country