TWO MEN who were abused by G4S staff at a notorious immigration detention centre won the first stage of their legal battle for an independent public inquiry today.

One, identified only as MA, who suffers from a “serious mental illness which was exacerbated” in detention, claims he was unlawfully held for 98 days between March and June last year, the High Court heard.

During this time, he was “subjected to intentional assaults, humiliation and degradation” by officers at Brook House immigration detention centre.