Austria deported a Syrian to his home country again on Friday. Corresponding information was confirmed to the APA by Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP). The man had served a prison sentence of more than two years for a sexual offense. Already at the time of the conviction, his status as a recognized asylum seeker was revoked about a year ago.

Syrian Deported to His Home Country Again

The deportation was completed today in the course of the morning via Istanbul to Damascus. The Austrian liaison officer was present at the handover to the Syrian authorities.

Karner emphasized that the Syrian was a 39-year-old "serious sexual offender." With the deportation, they are consistently continuing the path of removing offenders from the country.

Further Deportations to Syria and Afghanistan in Preparation

In July, for the first time in 15 years, a Syrian was deported from Austria to his country of origin. Another planned deportation was temporarily stopped by the European Court of Human Rights in August. This is still awaiting a final decision.

According to its own statements, the Ministry of the Interior is preparing further deportations to Syria. Deportations to Afghanistan are also in preparation. Recently, there were controversial talks with representatives of the radical Islamic Taliban in Vienna. 30 people could be affected by a deportation to Afghanistan.

(APA/Red)

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