Asylum Seekers Confess to Murder to Avoid Deportation
German authorities say asylum seekers are confessing to serious crimes, including murder, to prevent being deported to their home countries. Since the beginning of 2017, this phenomenon has been growing in Germany, particularly in the state of Hesse.
Asylum seekers in the state of Hesse are confessing that they committed murder in their home countries in order to prevent themselves from being deported from Germany. The number of such individuals has been increasing, particularly in recent months.
Nadia Niesen, spokesperson for the Frankfurt prosecutor’s office, says that if asylum seekers face the threat of capital punishment, that in itself is a reason they should not be deported.
According to German authorities, since November 2016, the number of asylum seekers claiming they committed crimes in their home countries has increased.
According to the Frankfurt prosecutor’s office spokesperson, only in the political section, 60 such cases have been opened in the state of Hesse. According to these asylum seekers’ confessions, criminal cases should be opened against them. Most confessors provide “superficial descriptions” of their alleged crimes.
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According to the Frankfurt prosecutor’s office spokesperson, most of these individuals have committed political crimes. Some of these asylum seekers have stated that they were kidnapped by members of the Taliban group and killed one of their guards while escaping.
Another asylum seeker claims he committed theft as a teenager.
The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, known as BAMF (BAMF), reported in April 2017 of similar problems occurring with Afghan asylum seekers.
Some Afghan asylum seekers, to prevent being deported to their country, have claimed that they previously served in the ranks of the Taliban group. The cases of these individuals are taken seriously when the person in question faces threats of torture or execution due to their history of activities with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Source: DW
