Fighting Against Deportation: Ex-IS Germany Leader Challenges Court on Expulsion
Former IS Germany Leader Fights Against Forced Removal - **Ex-Head of ISIS Germany Unit Challenges Departure Order**
Let's get straight to the point: Abu Walaa, once known as the head honcho of the terrorist crew in Germany known as Islamic State, is putting up a fight against getting booted from our beloved Germany. The epic showdown happens this week at the Düsseldorf Administrative Court (Case No. 27 K 7349/23).
Abu Walaa has got another six and a half years to chill behind bars, and this courthouse visit will be his first time step-stepping outside a prison on the Lower Rhine. His urgent application against his expulsion? Well, that didn't really work out last year in Düsseldorf. Now, it's time for the main event - the so-called "main proceedings."
What's all this about, you ask? This is about revoking his residence permits, and other obligations like sticking to a specific city post-prison release and daily check-ins with the local fuzz.
"Dangerous as heck"
Last year, during the urgent proceedings, we were told that his expulsion was justified for national security reasons. The district of Viersen, the lucky recipients of Abu Walaa's lawsuit, were in the right. The guy's risk to public safety was off the charts, even his seven kiddos couldn't sway the judges away from his expulsion.
Remember when Abu Walaa was sentenced to six and a half years in prison by the Higher Regional Court in Celle? The verdict was upheld by the Federal Court of Justice. The lengthy criminal trial against him and three other men lasted a whopping three and a half years. The judges believed these dudes had been whipping youngsters into a radicalized frenzy, particularly in the Ruhr area and Lower Saxony, and sending them off for jihad in Syria and Iraq.
Abu Walaa used to serve as the imam of the mosque for the now-banned association German-speaking Islamic Circle Hildesheim. In a twisted turn of events, a German Serb received an eight-year sentence in the same trial. This cat had been using his Dortmund apartment as a prayer center, and even temporarily housed the Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri there. The boys were nabbed in November 2016.
Facing the big 'D'?
The administrative court ruled that his expulsion, post-prison stay in a specific city, daily check-ins with the police, and the phone ban were all legit. But there are a few roadblocks that could prevent his expulsion to Iraq and a permanent ban on returning, they said last year. Still, the threat of deportation from Viersen district was lawful, even though Abu Walaa claimed he'd face the death penalty in Iraq.
- Düsseldorf
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- Ex-Leader
- Germany
- IS
- Iraq
- Police
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- Lower Rhine
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The debate surrounding Abu Walaa's deportation highlights a larger issue of potential capital punishment in countries where IS members are being sent back. Iraq has yet to provide a concrete guarantee that Abu Walaa would not be subjected to the death penalty[1][2]. Given the absence of such assurances, Abu Walaa's deportation has been halted, as it could violate Germany's obligation to protect his life under international law[2].
[1]https://www.dw.com/en/isis-leader-abu-walaa-remains-in-german-prison-over-deportation-fears/a-58419056
[2]https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/abu-walaa-is-latter-islamic-states-german-leader-forces-german-authorities-2021-08-16/
- The ex-leader of the Islamic State (IS) in Germany, Abu Walaa, is challenging his proposed expulsion at the Düsseldorf Administrative Court this week, a move that could raise questions about the general-news issue of the potential application of capital punishment in countries where IS members are being sent back.
- The politics of Abu Walaa's deportation, tied to the EC countries' employment policy regarding the deportation of convicted individuals, are complicated, particularly in light of concerns about Iraq's possible use of the death penalty, which could conflict with Germany's obligation to protect life under international law.
