Stuttgart (dpa/lsw) – The deportation of a convicted criminal from Illerkirchberg (Alb-Donau district) to Afghanistan was carried out in the knowledge of possible paternity. The man is classified as a “sex offender at risk of reoffending”. Therefore, the interest in identification predominated, said a spokesman for the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Justice to the German Press Agency. He was reacting to a report in the newspaper “Augsburger Allgemeine” and other media outlets, according to which a lawyer wants to bring the offender back because of paternity.
He raped a 14-year-old
The authorities in Baden-Württemberg put five convicted Afghan criminals on the deportation flight that began the war on Friday morning with 23 other Afghans in Kabul. One of them, along with three other perpetrators, raped a then 14-year-old for several hours on Halloween 2019 in a refugee shelter in Illerkirchberg, the ministry said. The girl had previously been under the influence of alcohol and drugs. The man, now 31 years old, had already served his prison sentence and was arrested by the police for deportation.
A lawyer will bring him back
A lawyer announced in the “Augsburger Allgemeine” that his client would “come back”. The deportation was inhumane. Despite the entry ban, it is hoped that the man will be brought back to Germany with a “visa” and “disputes with the authorities”. The lawyer was initially unavailable to the dpa. The Stuttgart Ministry of Justice did not comment on the extent to which the plan is realistic.
First deportation in years
For the first time since the Taliban seized power three years ago, Germany deported Afghan nationals to their country of origin. The plane took off from Leipzig/Halle airport on Friday morning. The Qatar Airways charter jet was carrying 28 Afghan criminals from various federal states. The operation was organized by the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Deportation flight probably with longer lead time
Germany does not have diplomatic relations with the Taliban rulers in the Afghan capital Kabul. The deportation flight took off just a few days after the deadly knife attack in Solingen, which was presumably motivated by Islamists, but had been planned much longer, according to official sources.
Critics criticize human rights situation in Afghanistan
Since August 2021, the Islamist Taliban have been back in power in Afghanistan, and have been criticized internationally, especially for their massive curtailment of women's rights. Critics also complain that under Taliban rule there is a harsh crackdown on human rights activists, demonstrators and journalists, who, according to human rights organizations, face arrest, disappearance or torture. This is also the case with the Refugee Council of Baden-Württemberg, which reacted with horror and described the deportations as being contrary to international law.
