Abu Walaa Pushes Back Against Exile: Ex-IS Germany Leader's Fight for Residential Rights
Fighting Deportation: Previous Leader of IS Germany Campaigns Against Forced Removal - Fugitive Ex-Leader of ISIS Germany Fights Against Forced Removal
Let's break it down:
- The infamous IS Germany leader, Abu Walaa, has taken legal action against his expulsion from Germany. The game unfolds this Wednesday at the Administrative Court Düsseldorf (Case No. 27 K 7349/23).
- He's currently in prison and is due for release in six and a half years, with the Administrative Court of Düsseldorf serving as his next stop from a Lower Rhine penitentiary. Last year, his emergency petition for no expulsion didn't pan out in Düsseldorf. Now, the main proceedings are here.
- The court battle involves retracting his residency permits, addressing obligations such as residing in a specified city post-prison release, and keeping daily check-ins with the police.
- National security grounds led to the statement that his expulsion was warranted in the emergency proceedings. Judge's verdict asserted that Viersen's actions against Abu Walaa were lawful, and the danger he poses to the public safety is so severe that his children's interests don't outweigh the need for his expulsion.
- Abu Walaa moved for six and a half years behind bars in Celle's higher regional court. The Federal Court of Justice validated the verdict. The three-and-a-half-year trial targeted Abu Walaa, an Iraqi preacher, and three other men for radicalizing youth in the Ruhr region and Lower Saxony, sending them to fight for IS in Syria and Iraq.
- Abu Walaa served as the imam of Hildesheim's mosque, an association now outlawed. A German Serb sentenced to eight years for the same case used his Dortmund apartment as a prayer center and temporarily housed the Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri. The men were apprehended in November 2016.
- Will Abu Walaa dodge the death penalty?
- The expulsion order, along with residency restrictions and police check-ins, were upheld in the emergency proceedings. Telephone and electronic device use restrictions also stood.
- Last year saw delays in his potential exile to Iraq and a permanent ban on re-entry due to several complications. However, the lawful expulsion threat from Viersen persists, as Abu Walaa's argument of impending death penalty in Iraq was disputed.
Cities mentioned:
- Düsseldorf
- Viersen
- Dortmund
- Hildesheim
- Celle
Topics:
- Islamic State (IS)
- Germany
- Iraq
- Lawsuits
- National security
- Terrorism
- Prison system
- Radicalization
- Mosques and Islamic associations
- Immigration restrictions and reporting obligations
Sources:
[1] More information on diplomatic assurances and the potential death penalty: [link to relevant article 1][2] Further data on the complexities of Abu Walaa's deportation: [link to relevant article 2]
- The legal battle for Abu Walaa, the ex-IS Germany leader, extends to the Administrative Court Düsseldorf (Case No. 27 K 7349/23), as he fights against his expulsion from Germany, a move initially supported on national security grounds.
- Despite his six-and-a-half year prison sentence in Celle, upcoming court proceedings in Düsseldorf could potentially challenge his restrictions on residential rights upon release, including residency, check-ins with police, and use of telephones and electronic devices.
