- Criticates the expulsions to Afghanistan, as per the Refugee Council's stance.
The Refugee Council of Saxony-Anhalt firmly condemns the expulsion of 28 Afghan individuals with criminal backgrounds to their native land. The council argues that no criminal act warrants sending individuals to endure torture and inhumane treatment within German borders, as stated in a collective declaration. They asserted that this expulsion effectively legitimizes partnership with the Taliban, a regime known for its human rights violations, suppression of women in public life, and arbitrary imprisonment, torture, and murder of its citizens.
"This expulsion shatters Germany's foreign policy, aids the acceptance of the unjust Kabul regime, and renders the Federal Foreign Minister's assurance against collaborating with the Taliban a hollow promise," the refugee councils remarked critically.
Early on Friday, the initial deportation flight from Germany to Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power three years ago took to the skies. According to government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit, the 28 individuals were convicted felons without the right to remain in Germany and had received deportation orders.
Twenty-eight offenders, among them, were from Saxony-Anhalt, according to the Interior Ministry. The plane departed from Leipzig/Halle Airport.
The expulsion of these individuals to Afghanistan is seen as supporting the unjust Kabul regime by other international human rights groups.The other European countries have expressed concerns about Germany's decision to deport criminals to a country where they might face other forms of persecution.
