STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 7 (UPI) -- A Swedish court ruled to allow a Cambodian man to change his Swedish Tax Agency records to reflect his true age, 12 years older than the records indicate.
The man, who was brought to Sweden by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees after his release from a Cambodian military prison, told the court he gave the agency false information -- a birth date of Jan. 1, 1960, to make it more difficult for Cambodian authorities to track him down, The Local reported Monday.
However, he told the administrative court of appeal that he now feels secure enough after 10 years in Sweden to give authorities his true birthday, Aug. 12, 1947.
The Tax Agency previously rejected the man's claim for what officials claimed was lack of sufficiently reliable proof. However, the appeals court accepted the evidence, including copies of an identification card and his release form from the Cambodian prison.
"The court considers that it should be sufficient if on assessment the new details appear to be correct when compared to the older information and taking into account the wider circumstances," the court's decision read.
The man, who was brought to Sweden by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees after his release from a Cambodian military prison, told the court he gave the agency false information -- a birth date of Jan. 1, 1960, to make it more difficult for Cambodian authorities to track him down, The Local reported Monday.
However, he told the administrative court of appeal that he now feels secure enough after 10 years in Sweden to give authorities his true birthday, Aug. 12, 1947.
The Tax Agency previously rejected the man's claim for what officials claimed was lack of sufficiently reliable proof. However, the appeals court accepted the evidence, including copies of an identification card and his release form from the Cambodian prison.
"The court considers that it should be sufficient if on assessment the new details appear to be correct when compared to the older information and taking into account the wider circumstances," the court's decision read.
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