This is what the prime ministers of the German states are discussing with the chancellor today Olaf Solz. The focus is mainly on Afghanistan, but also the legal difficulties that arise. The question of the deportation of citizens from Afghanistan and Syria, who have committed criminal acts in Germany, which in some cases are also related to Islamic terrorism, is on the table. of the consultations between Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the Conference of Interior Ministers of the German states on Wednesday in Potsdam.

The new consultations on seeking legal recourse focus in particular on the deportation of Afghans who have committed criminal offenses in Germany, while the German government does not recognize the Taliban government and therefore any further negotiations are considered complex.

Some, however, consider them inevitable after the recent attacks in Mannheim, where a policeman lost his life, and also in Volmirsted near Magdeburg at a private party for EURO 2024.

Deportation of those who commit criminal offences

In fact, the local Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Manuela Schwesich, stated from Potsdam that those refugees who have committed serious criminal offenses on German soil should not be allowed to stay in the country, as this “affects the sense of security of many people and poisons the general climate in the country”.

For his part, the president of the Conference on the Interior, the Christian Democrat Michael Stümgen from Berlin, speaking to the magazine Politico, described the negotiations directly with the Taliban regime in Kabul as justified.

Open letter of humanitarian organizations

In particular for the case of Afghanistan, the Secretary of the Interior Nancy Fezer stated that a way is being sought and that negotiations are already underway, so that deportations to Afghanistan are possible with the cooperation of neighboring countries, such as Uzbekistan.

“We are looking at something similar for Syria,” said Nancy Feser. However, at the same time, almost 300 humanitarian organizations and initiatives for the rights of refugees and immigrants react strongly with their open letter to Olaf Solz, considering that similar plans are a direct insult to the rule of law, are dysfunctional and extremely costly.

They emphasize the importance of protecting the right to asylum, which is a fundamental human right. Organizations signing the letter include Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam.