Five Vietnamese refugees will sue the government and other parties over what they say is unfair detention after serving prison terms, their lawyer said Thursday.
The five have been held at an immigration office in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, since finishing prison terms for theft and other charges, said Masaaki Yoshii, who heads their team of lawyers.
After leaving prison, they were placed in detention and deportation orders were issued against them.
Vietnamese authorities have refused to accept them, however, saying they cannot take back refugees who have abandoned their country.