German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck has spoken out in support of the deportation of suspected terrorists and dangerous individuals who have immigrated to the country, DPA reported.
Habeck, who is a member of the “Greens” party, said that anyone accused of a serious crime, such as murder, should not be entitled to asylum in Germany while undermining law and order in the country.
This could mean turning immigrants back to countries deemed unsafe, even if they may be persecuted there.
„In plain language, that means that I think someone, like the one who killed the police officer, should be convicted, should serve his sentence and can be deported, should be deported,” Habeck said. .
His words refer to the latest violent attack in the German city of Mannheim, in which a knife-wielding migrant killed a police officer.
Habek noted that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has considered in detail the possibilities of deporting the perpetrators of serious crimes.
The interior ministers of all 16 German states will meet outside Berlin later today to discuss immigration policy, including controversial proposals to allow deportations of serious criminals and people believed to be Islamic extremists in countries , including Syria and Afghanistan.