- Scholz announces expedited removals and more stringent firearm regulations
After the lethal knife assault in Solingen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz advocates for faster expulsion procedures, even if it necessitates new legal rules. He also emphasized the significance of "consequential, workable enforcement," as he stated during a trip to the city in North Rhine-Westphalia. The expulsion of Dublin cases, who initially settled in other European nations, should take precedence. "It would undoubtedly be prudent to form a task force to delve into this in depth," Scholz suggested. Certain matters can only be managed at the European level, "but we must deal with all of these problems."
Simultaneously, Scholz declared a swift tightening of firearm regulations. This primarily concerns knives, but also "many other things that require regulation," the Chancellor stated on Monday in Solingen. "This ought to and will occur very promptly."
Attempted expulsion of the Solingen attacker is unsuccessful
During a city celebration in Solingen on Friday evening, three individuals were murdered with a knife. Eight individuals were injured, four of them severely. A 26-year-old suspect, a Syrian, has been detained since Sunday evening, among other things, on suspicion of membership in the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) and homicide. According to a "Spiegel" report, the man arrived in Germany at the end of 2022 and submitted an asylum request. He was not recognized by the security authorities as an Islamic extremist. An expulsion attempt was unsuccessful when the police were unable to locate him at his residence.
The failure to expel the suspected Solingen attacker highlights the need for "consequential, workable enforcement" as advocated by Chancellor Scholz. This incident underscores the importance of dealing with "many other things that require regulation," as also mentioned by Scholz, in regards to expulsion procedures and immigration control.
