Posted: 18 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST
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The Supreme Administrative Court sent back a Finnish Immigration Service decision to deport an Iranian asylum seeker who would face persecution in Iran for being gay.
The court sent the case back to the Immigration Service for further reconsideration, stating that case must be examined more closely.
The court said the Immigration Service must carefully examine whether Iranians have a legitimate reason to fear persecution in their homeland because of their sexual orientation.
Last week, YLE reported that Finland has deported asylum seekers to countries where they can be sentenced to severe penalties for their homosexuality.
Homosexuality is a crime punished with imprisonment and even execution in Iran.
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