"Germany has deported a convicted criminal to Syria for the first time since the outbreak of the civil war in 2011, the Interior Ministry has said. The man was handed over to Syrian authorities in Damascus on Tuesday morning. Why has the deportation taken place now? It comes after Berlin reached an agreement with the Syrian government allowing deportations of convicted criminals and security threats to take place on a regular basis."
"Earlier on Tuesday, another convicted offender was deported to Afghanistan, following a similar removal last week. The Afghan national had been imprisoned in Bavaria, including for intentional bodily harm. The ministry said this marked the second deportation of an Afghan criminal within a week. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, of the Bavarian conservative Christian Social Union, said the government was acting in the public interest."
Germany has deported a convicted criminal to Syria for the first time since the 2011 civil war outbreak, handing him over to Syrian authorities in Damascus. The deportation follows a Berlin agreement with the Syrian government to allow regular removals of convicted criminals and security threats. The deported man had served a prison sentence in North Rhine-Westphalia for particularly serious robbery, assault, and extortion. Earlier the same day, another convicted offender was deported to Afghanistan, marking the second Afghan deportation within a week. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the government was acting in the public interest, emphasizing control and clear consequences. Human rights groups criticized the removals because Syria and Afghanistan still suffer instability and reports of rights abuses. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government prioritized resuming deportations to Syria after Bashar Assad was overthrown in December last year.
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