Violence and terror: Gentges also wants to deport to Syria
Baden-Württemberg's Justice Minister Marion Gentges is calling for a tougher approach to deportations to conflict countries. "In exceptional cases, we should also deport people to Syria," the CDU politician told Der Spiegel. When it comes to violent criminals and terrorists, she believes this is the right thing to do.
The minister referred to the Geneva Refugee Convention: "Although this stipulates a ban on deportation, it also states that individuals cannot invoke this protection if they have committed serious crimes in the country of protection." She considers this idea to be correct, said Gentges. The Justice Minister is calling on the German government not to reject deportations to Syria in principle, but instead to differentiate between regions. "Different parts of Syria are safe in different ways," said the minister.
Gentges has been arguing with the federal government about the deportation of criminals to conflict countries for some time. Among other things, Gentges is trying to have a convicted rapist from Illerkirchberg deported to Afghanistan. The federal government refuses and points out that deportations to Afghanistan have been suspended since August 2021. The reason for this is the security situation on the ground.
In light of the Geneva Refugee Convention's exceptions, Gentges proposes a more nuanced approach to Syria deportations for individuals with serious criminal records, as internal security becomes paramount. However, the federal government has consistently rejected Syria deportations due to the country's conflict-ridden internal security.
Source: www.dpa.com
