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Refugee who had charges dismissed took class on U.S. legal system
MANCHESTER — Augustin Bahati, the Congolese refugee who had domestic violence charges against him dismissed for reasons of cultural incompetency, participated in a class that taught him about the legal system and domestic-abuse laws, a refugee resettlement group said Monday.
Newly arrived refugees are enrolled in cultural orientation classes held in their own language, said Jeffrey Thielman, president and chief executive of the International Institute of New England.
“They have to go through a cultural orientation program. They have to pass an assessment, they have to show competency,” Thielman said.
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