The head of Interior conference Minister Markus Ulbig (CDU) has defended deportations to Afghanistan despite tense security situation re. The interior ministers agreed in June that it would be possible to deport offenders, criminals and persons leaving country who refuse to participate in identification of ir own identity in certain regions of Afghanistan, said Saxon Interior Minister. "For me, this agreement is not only sensible, but also still binding."

According to information from German press Agency, at Leipzig/Halle airport in Saxony, Charterflug will start in direction of Kabul. About 150 deportation opponents protested according to organizer's information. "We do not know who is sitting in machine, but also prisoners must not be exposed to dangers," said Saxon leftist politician Juliane Nagel.

A total of nearly 250 civilians and security forces were killed last week in attacks and attacks by Islamists. The federal government and Länder should "take note of sad reality in war and crisis area" and cancel flight, demanded pro-Asylum managing director Günter Burkhardt. That deportation should take place on day of Constitution of Bundestag, he called "a irresponsible aversion to right-wing populists".

Bundestag vice-president calls for cancellation of deportation flight

The re-elected Bundestag vice Claudia Roth (Greens) also called on federal government to abandon planned deportation flight. The impending deportation of Afghan asylum-seekers to ir homeland is "in a clear contradiction to our humanitarian protection responsibility," Roth criticised. The security situation in Afghanistan is getting worse, Roth argued.

The deportation flight is scheduled to start in direction of Afghanistan from Leipzig airport on Tuesday evening. "Nor is it too late," explained green politicians. She appealed directly to Managing Director of Minister Thomas de Maizière (CDU), "to stop deportation flight – and to suspend all furr deportations to Afghanistan for most part". The Greens are currently exploring with Union and FDP about a possible common federal government. Refugee policy is considered to be one of biggest issues of controversy between m.

Interior Minister Ulbig did not want to say anything about planned flight. "I do not, in principle, publicly refer to details of a repatriation that has not yet been completed." That is in sense and for protection of persons concerned, but also of employees of foreigners ' authorities and police.

"Anyone who has no right to remain in our country after a complete asylum procedure and use of all rule of law means that we must leave," stressed Ulbig. Consistent repatriation is necessary in order to keep asylum system functioning. At same time, it is a precondition for acceptance of asylum policy among citizens. The Foreign Office confirmed again in July "that, taking into account circumstances of each case, deportation to certain regions is possible."

Less voluntary leave

After months of pause in mid-September, eight rejected asylum seekers from Bavaria, Nordrhein-Westfalen and Hamburg had been deported to Kabul. Reason for interruption of since December 2016 orwise monthly deportations was a devastating attack near German Embassy in Kabul in May, where about 150 people were killed. After that, federal and state deportations to Afghanistan had been limited to three groups: offenders, endangering people, who Police trust a act-and those who "stubbornly refuse to cooperate in identification".

In addition to deportation, re is also possibility of voluntary departure. However, Afghans now use m less often than y did a year ago. This year, at end of September, Esbis gave 957 voluntary leave, as Federal Office for Migration and Refugees confirmed. Last year, same period was still close to 3,000 Afghans. The reason for sunken figure is that less often a deportation is threatening, writes world.

At end of 2016, report reported that 11,887 of Afghans were required to leave population. By end of September 2017, number thus increased to 14,263. Well 10,000 of m had a lawful toleration and remained for reasons such as illnesses or unclear identity in Germany.

Date Of Update: 25 October 2017, 12:03