A festival in the Western German city of Soolingen is accused of stabbing a mass stabbing, which is due to the court facing the court in the northern Rhine-Westphalia capital Daseldorf. Federal prosecutors Syrian Issa al -H. With three cases of murder, the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS) has accused 10 cases of attempt to murder and membership.
The test is scheduled to run from 27 May to 22 September.
The case is politically filled, a prime example of the challenges of dealing with Islamist-inspired violence. At the same time, it brings fundamental questions about its internal security along with the refuge and migration policies of Germany.
What happened in Solingen?
On August 23, 2024, Friday evening, a knife with an attacker targeted the rivers at a Soling Street Party, held to celebrate the 650th anniversary of the West German city. He stabbed the people around him indiscriminately, in front of the stage, intentionally targeted his throat.
Three people were killed and 10 people were injured, some of them seriously. The person who was accused, Isa al -H,, who arrested the police after converting the police a day later. Crime scratched Germany.
What is known about the defendant?
Syrian, who was 26 years old at the time of crime, arrived in Germany in December 2022 as a refuge. He took the so -called Balkan route through Bulgaria, and found shelter at an emergency housing center in Western city of Padarborn. Later, they were placed in Solingen, about 150 kilometers (92 mi) away. In his shelter application, he explained that he had headed Syria to avoid military consent.
Although Al H. Should have been sent to Bulgaria, but their return process failed. Hey, what is not known to German security officials as an Islamic before the attack.
Why Isa Al H. Still despite his rejection application in Germany?
His planned exile for Bulgaria in 2023 stopped due to bureaucracy failures and organizational obstacles. Issa al -H. Was registered in Bulgaria in December 2022. According to the so -called Dublin regulation of the European Union, the Southeast European country was responsible for processing its refuge.
Germany presented a request to handle the application for Bulgaria, which was aggared. A six -month window was allowed for their transfer, but it ended. When al h. If he was sent from Germany to Bulgaria on 5 June 2023, he could not be found at his residence in Paderborn.
He soon returned there, but the convenience managers did not tell the relevant immigration authority that he had returned. Therefore, the authorities failed to organize a new flight to deport it.
Because Germany missed the six -month deadline, they became responsible for processing their refuge application under Dublin Regulation.
Was there another problem with unsuccessful exile?
Logistic barriers further interrupted Bulgaria. Transferrs were possible only through the flyings prescribed in a few weeks days and at a certain time to Sophia. This caused the condition where there could be only 10 exile in a week from all over Germany to Bulgaria.
Why was the attack referred to as an Islamist-inspired work of terror?
The Public Prosecutor General accused the defendant of being a member of the so -called “Islamic State” terror group, and accordingly “decided to attack them, which he had seen as Kafirs.”
According to the indictment, what is the exposure to the members of the radical Islamist terror organization through an envoy service. He assured him that it would claim responsibility for the attack and use it as a publicity.
After the attack, it is announced that it was committees by one of the “soldiers”.
What political debate led to the attack?
The terrorist attack in Solingan already intensified the Fruout controversy about refuge and migration in Germany, and was a warm theme during the recent federal election campaign.
Options for Germany (AFD) party-which is in parts of the right-wing extremist-especially used a bloody attack to carry forward its migration-critical agenda.
Researchers studied extreme, which warns to the soling attack, and emphasized the threat of increase in anti -Muslim spirit.
How did the old German government react under Chancellor Olaf Sholaz?
At that time, Chancellor Olaf Sholaz spoke of a “terrible crime”. Germany should respond with full force of law, the Center-left social democrat (SPD) politician said some time later.
A few weeks later, the then ruling coalition of SPD, Greens and Nioliberl Free Democrats (FDP) agreed to the “security package”. This included quick exile, more supervision for those who could pose a threat to public safety and more space in pre-determined detention centers.
In addition, the weepons laws were tight for people to reach and make more difficult to reach and carry on other potentially dangerous items.
What has the new government done under Chancellor Frederick Mars?
After the government’s change in early May, Conservative Christian Democrats and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) new alliance and CDU Chancellor Frederick Merz decided on several measures to tighten the shelter, including a migrants, which include adequate paperwork.
So he expanded the pre-expansion to manage the return of people bound to leave the country. In addition, they strengthened border control to limit irregular migration.
In his first speech by the nation, Merz defended a rigorous approach to asylum policy and emphasized the need for measures for domestic security. Greens accused the government of lack of consultation with the European Union partners, while the distant option (AFD) for Germany criticized that the rules were not enough.
This article was original in German.
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