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Afghan asylum seekers who commit crimes should be sent home, German candidate says

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2 Aug 2021 2:48 AM GMT
Afghan asylum seekers who commit crimes should be sent home, German candidate says
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Germany’s conservative candidate for chancellor says it is in favour of sending home asylum seekers from Afghanistan who engage in criminal activity regardless of rising tensions in the country. “We are monitoring the situation in Afghanistan very closely. We cannot ignore the advance of the Taliban and the consequences for the population,“ Armin Laschet said […]

Germany’s conservative candidate for chancellor says it is in favour of sending home asylum seekers from Afghanistan who engage in criminal activity regardless of rising tensions in the country.

“We are monitoring the situation in Afghanistan very closely. We cannot ignore the advance of the Taliban and the consequences for the population,“ Armin Laschet said in remarks to tabloid Bild published on Monday.

“The situation therefore requires ongoing assessment and careful action in the event of returns. But our line remains clear: Anyone who commits a criminal offence in Germany has forfeited their right to stay as a guest,’’ Laschet said.

The principle of zero tolerance towards criminals “does not allow any exceptions,’’ Laschet added.

“Criminals must continue to be consistently deported, including to Afghanistan.’’

According to Laschet, the German government has retained its policy of allowing the deportation of rejected asylum seekers to Afghanistan, even as the militant Islamist Taliban made advances following the withdrawal of international troops from the country.

The deportations was deeply controversial, with critics saying the war-torn country is too dangerous to send asylum seekers back to.

The Interior Ministry earlier said it was considering a call by the Afghan government to suspend deportations to Afghanistan given the increasing violence and rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country.

At the weekend, Federal Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer (CSU) also spoke in favour of continuing with deportations to Afghanistan.

“We are currently negotiating with Afghanistan so that we can continue to deport criminals there,’’ he told the Bild am Sonntag Sunday newspaper.

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