Roth urges against removing Mannheim assailant.
Claudia Roth, the Green Party's Culture Minister, voiced her opposition to deporting the alleged police murderer from Mannheim during an appearance on the ARD talk show "Maischberger." According to her, the murderer, Sulaiman A., should be prosecuted and detained within Germany.
"The Mannheim incident was horrific; it was a dreadful crime." Obviously, no one would contest Roth's assertion.
This incident revolves around the alleged Islamic murder of the police officer Rouven L. in Mannheim. Sulaiman A., the alleged murderer, has resided in Germany since 2014. His asylum application was denied because his home country is Afghanistan, where the Taliban regime operates. Consequently, he cannot be deported. Despite his level of integration into German society, he injured six individuals, including a police officer, with a knife at an event sponsored by the Islam-critical organization Pax Europa on Friday. On Sunday afternoon, the 29-year-old police officer succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.
Roth sympathizes with those left mourning the loss of their loved ones as a result of the lethal incident. "I'm thinking about the families of the victims, about the countless police officers and policewomen who have lost a colleague, friend, and loved one," she states.
Islamic terrorism is inherently perilous, as evidenced by the Breitscheidplatz incident in Berlin when a terrorist crashed a truck into a Christmas market, resulting in the deaths of 13 individuals.
Consequently, the issue of combating Islamism in Germany has garnered widespread attention. Calls for the deportation and stricter punishment of certain migrants are becoming more frequent.
Nevertheless, Roth disagrees with this approach. "This offense was committed in Germany," she asserts. "I believe that a criminal who has committed a crime in Germany should be tried by a German court. He should be sentenced in Germany and serve his sentence here. If this individual were sent to Afghanistan, he might be hailed as a hero there, escaping punishment."
In Germany, the alleged murderer is expected to face a lengthy sentence. Roth anticipates this.
The conversation between Roth and "Maischberger" was intended to focus on whether the Green's politics are overburdening the population. However, the topic of climate change arises briefly, and Roth provides a vague response: She doesn't believe it.
The flood disaster that occurred in parts of Bavaria this weekend becomes more pertinent when Roth mentions it. She is familiar with Babenhausen near Memmingen, where she grew up, and recalls that the recent weekend was marred by a grim event she labels "a brutal accident, a true disaster." She understands that "the climate crisis is happening now and here."
However, the traffic light coalition recently weakened the climate protection law, and the expert commission appointed by the federal government fears that Germany may fail to meet its climate crisis targets. Maischberger asks Roth about this, and she refers to the Federal Environment Agency, which contradicted the experts. Additionally, the expert commission believes that the objectives can be reached "if what has been agreed upon is carried out properly, and if the financing is appropriate." Nonetheless, the government remains divided over financing options, specifically with regard to the debt brake or the possibility of establishing special funds.
Roth also objects to the watering down of the climate protection law. "Had the Greens been the only party in government, it would have looked different," she says. What is necessary now is increased financial investment in climate protection. "If we don't do that, the price will be much greater."
Although this topic wasn't the primary focus of Roth's conversation with "Maischberger," her remarks highlighted the importance of meaningful steps towards combating the climate crisis.
