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reThe suspected murderer in Dresden was a recently released threat from prison – an Islamist who, according to security authorities, has committed serious acts of violence. It is said that he killed one man and seriously injured another. But why wasn’t the 20-year-old Syrian deported? The simple answer: it is impossible. The country devastated by civil war is the only one in the world that is subject to a total ban on deportations by the Federal Republic.
It is true that deportations to all non-European countries are rarely successful; but they are possible in principle. Even serious criminals and terrorists (note a small minority among the approximately 800,000 Syrians who live here) cannot be returned to Syria.
The crime scene in Dresden in early October: the suspected Syrian is an Islamist
Quelle: alliance of images / dpa
The complete shutdown was decided in 2012 due to the threat situation and has been extended over and over for another year or six months since then. Formally, the procedure is developed in such a way that the Conference of Interior Ministers (IMK) unanimously resolves an extension and the federal Interior Minister, currently Horst Seehofer (CSU), agrees.
Before each of these meetings, some ministers of state campaign for an end to the deportation freeze, so that at least some serious criminals can theoretically be deported again after an individual examination. But so far without result. More recently, the June conference decided to continue until the end of the year. Before the second advent, the next conference of interior ministers will discuss the continuation.
The interior ministers of Bavaria and Saxony spoke with WELT to end the total ban on deportations to Syria. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) said: “The Federal Government, especially the Foreign Ministry, must finally create the conditions to allow returns to Syria or third countries, of course, taking into account the human rights and having a differentiated vision of the individual case “.
Hermann said: “The blanket ban on deportation to Syria, which was extended again until the end of the year at the interior ministers conference, should not be a license for convicted and violent criminals.” Bavaria has been demanding this for a long time. “I will work to ensure that this issue is dealt with intensively at the next conference of interior ministers.” Hermann said, “Anyone who commits serious crimes, including murder, or acts as a threat in our country, cannot seriously expect to come to us.” Find help or protection. Protecting the population has the highest priority. “
Saxon Interior Minister Roland Wöller (CDU) said Thursday afternoon: “Dealing with people at risk who cannot be deported is a national problem.” In the case of Syria, there is a general ban on deportation. “Since 2018, Saxony had campaigned in vain at the Conference of Interior Ministers to ensure that threats and criminals were excluded from it. The safety of the population comes first. Therefore, there can no longer be a blanket ban of deportation of people in danger of extinction and serious criminals “.
How the security situation in Syria is recorded
The main basis for the IMK’s decision-making is the situation reports from the Federal Foreign Office on the situation in Syria. However, since the German embassy in Damascus was closed in 2012, the Foreign Ministry has been unable to prepare regular situation reports due to a lack of staff on site.
Therefore, it complies with general files in which information on the security situation of UN organizations, other states or non-governmental organizations is collected. The late 2019 interim report states that the withdrawal of the message “substantially limits the possibilities of creating a qualified and meaningful picture of the situation based on the findings themselves.”
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According to the report, the Bashar al-Assad regime can “in principle continue to carry out airstrikes throughout the country, except in areas under Turkish or Kurdish control and the US-controlled area around the Rukban refugee camp in the Syrian-Jordanian border “. In “all parts of the country” “there could still be terrorist attacks.” In addition to these risks, there is “a general risk, especially for people who belong to the opposition,” of “becoming the target of arbitrary and state repression.”
This applies above all “in areas of the regime, but potentially beyond as well.” This “threat to personal security, therefore, is not limited to individual parts of the country and exists regardless of the question in which parts of the country security risks still exist due to hostilities and terrorism.” Added to this are “fewer threats to life, but nevertheless huge legal uncertainties due to unclear, corrupt and eroded government and administrative structures related to the conflict, as well as a still very tense humanitarian supply situation.”
The interim report goes on to say: “Many opposition activists and human rights defenders who remained in the country have been forced to go into hiding or flee to opposition-controlled areas. Due to the extensive lands won by the Syrian regime, potential safe haven areas for opposition members, activists and journalists have been substantially reduced. “
At least for those persecuted by the regime, the Foreign Ministry report sees a grim picture: “As before, there is no comprehensive, long-term and reliable internal protection for persecuted people anywhere in Syria; there is no legal security or protection against political persecution, arbitrary arrest and torture. ”
But there are also great dangers for other groups. “Time and time again, returnees, especially, but not only, those who are known to oppose or criticize the regime, or even only considered to be, are exposed to further expulsions, sanctions, repression and even danger. immediate for their lives. “
Importantly, only about half of the Syrians living in Germany were persecuted or recognized as refugees. The remaining Syrians were not personally persecuted, but were granted so-called subsidiary protection instead of refugee status due to the general threat posed by the battle situation. If at some point the end of the total freeze on deportations were decided, serious criminals who need not fear political persecution in Syria would be the first to be considered for repatriation. For people who are at risk of personal persecution, deportations to any country in the world are excluded, regardless of whether there is a deportation freeze.
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