Germany has resumed deporting Afghan prison offenders to their dwelling nation, the federal government introduced on Friday.
A deportation flight to Afghanistan left Germany this morning, authorities spokesman Steffen Hebestreit mentioned, including that it was the primary since August 2021.
“The Federal Government is committed to carrying out such deportations. Germany’s security interests clearly outweigh the interest in protecting criminals and dangerous individuals,” he mentioned.
The transfer got here after a stabbing assault in Solingen final week, by which three folks have been killed and eight others have been injured by a spiritual extremist, whose deportation was delayed.
According to Der Spiegel weekly, 28 Afghan prison offenders have been being despatched to their dwelling nation by a constitution jet, and the deportation operation was facilitated by Qatar, as Berlin has no official ties with the Taliban-led interim authorities in Afghanistan.
“In view of the notoriously difficult conditions, Germany has asked key regional partners for support in order to facilitate the deportation. The German government is very grateful for this support,” Hebestreit mentioned.
Following the stabbing assault in Solingen, Chancellor Olaf Scholz‘s ruling coalition got here underneath elevated stress from the opposition events, which accused the federal government of neglecting the issue for years, and even selling unlawful immigration with its insurance policies.
Earlier this week, Scholz admitted authorized and sensible issues in deporting unlawful migrants and criminals to their dwelling nations however promised that his authorities would undertake stronger efforts to deal with this subject.
The EU’s largest financial system stays the highest vacation spot for unlawful migrants, and final 12 months authorities registered 266,224 instances of unlawful entry and residence. Many of the irregular migrants have been asylum seekers from Syria and Afghanistan.
Source: www.anews.com.tr