The Green Party's head refuses to expel individuals back to Afghanistan.
Following the knife attack in Mannheim, some groups want the expulsion of dangerous criminals to Afghanistan. However, Green Party leader, Omid Nouripour, disagrees. He believes such deportations could threaten Germany's security further.
In an interview on MDR Aktuell, Omid Nouripour expressed his skepticism about the proposals for deporting Afghans. "We can't fool ourselves into thinking we'll just put people on planes and everything will magically be alright," he said. Deportations aren't always the answer. "Making empty promises and not following through is a sure way to disappoint people later," the Green Party chairman added.
Nouripour also highlighted the precarious situation in Afghanistan, currently governed by the Taliban. He questioned the possibility of negotiating deportation agreements with the group. "The Taliban are ancient Islamists," said Nouripour. "They usually demand money. Giving money to Islamists could help them establish networks, which is not beneficial for our security." Recognizing the Taliban as a government is also a significant step towards supporting Islamism, he added. Not a single nation has officially recognized the Taliban as a government yet.
The debate on deportations to Afghanistan was sparked by the stabbing of participants in a protest from the Islam-critical movement Pax Europa in Mannheim. The Afghan attacker, who had fled Germany in 2013, wounded five people and one police officer with a knife on Friday. The police officer later succumbed to his injuries.
Given the support from several states governed by the union, the Hamburg interior minister, Andy Grote, proposed deporting serious foreign criminals to Afghanistan and Syria. The Federal Democratic Union's (FDP) spokesperson in the Bundestag, Christian Dürr, also endorsed the idea of deportations to Afghanistan after the attack.
Nouripour, however, maintained that real solutions are needed, not just slogans. "It's not about promoting the obvious now, but we require practical solutions," he said. "One of these practical solutions is that the man with a very high chance has been radicalized in our country. We should also consider ways to prevent such radicalization," he added.
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Omid Nouripour, the Green Party leader, expressed his opposition to deporting Afghans due to the precarious situation in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. In light of this, he argued that deportation agreements with the Taliban could potentially help establish their networks, posing a threat to Germany's security.
Amidst the calls for deportations to Afghanistan from parties like the Federal Democratic Union's (FDP)'s spokesperson, Christian Dürr, Green Party chairman Omid Nouripour advocated for practical solutions instead ofempty promises, suggesting preventative measures to halt radicalization within Germany.
