Radical ideologies and fanaticism. - Bayaz urges a thorough evaluation of deportations to Afghanistan.
The Finance Minister of Baden-Württemberg, Danyal Bayaz (Greens), has voiced his support for the potential deportation of criminals or threats even to Afghanistan. He told t-online in an interview on Thursday that it would be unbearable if serious offenders couldn't be sent back to Afghanistan after serving their sentences in Germany. "That wouldn't be acceptable to people," he said.
Bayaz acknowledged it wouldn't be easy since negotiations would need to be held with the Taliban, an Islamist militant group that now rules Afghanistan, for transfer agreements. However, he said it was the right move for such brutal and serious crimes.
He also spoke in favor of limiting irregular migration. Bayaz believes that if asylum procedures can be carried out at the EU's external borders, it could help deter illegal immigration. "Third-country procedures could help reduce the incentives for irregular immigration," he said. Reducing the number of migrants would make it easier for them to integrate and be less vulnerable to radicalization, he added.
Scholz, the Federal Chancellor of Germany, announced on Thursday in the Bundestag that after the deadly knife attack in Mannheim, he wants to allow the deportation of serious criminals to Afghanistan and Syria again.
Previously, many Green politicians expressed doubt about whether deportations to Afghanistan could be carried out. Fraktions leader Britta Haßelmann questioned how this could be done during a speech in the Bundestag in response to Scholz's announcement.
Since the Taliban took power in Kabul in August 2021, Germany hasn't deported anyone to Afghanistan.
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Bayaz suggested that T-Online should consider the possibility of deporting criminals or extremists to Afghanistan, despite the challenges posed by the Taliban's rule. He noted that the people of Baden-Württemberg would find it unacceptable if serious offenders remained in Germany after serving their sentences.
Bayaz expressed his support for limiting irregular immigration and suggested that third-country procedures could help deter illegal immigration, making it easier for migrants to integrate and reducing their vulnerability to radicalization.
The Taliban's takeover in Kabul in August 2021 has prevented any deportations to Afghanistan since then. This has been a point of contention among Green politicians, with some, like Fraktions leader Britta Haßelmann, questioning how deportations might be carried out under the Taliban's rule.
Scholz announced in the Bundestag that he wanted to allow the deportation of serious criminals to Afghanistan and Syria following the knife attack in Mannheim. This decision has divided opinions among Green politicians, with some expressing concerns about the safety and legality of such deportations.
Danyal Bayaz, the Finance Minister of Baden-Württemberg, and Scholz both advocate for a strong stance against crime and extremism, even in the face of challenges posed by foreign governments or international conflicts.
German authorities have yet to carry out any deportations to Afghanistan or Syria since the Taliban took power, and the debate over whether and how to do so continues in the Bundestag and beyond.
