Overview

• The European Court of Human Rights revoked the provisional protection imposed on August 11, making the man's removal legally possible.
• The 25-year-old Syrian, convicted in Vienna of shoplifting and unarmed robbery, had been ordered expelled and remains in Schubhaft pending deportation.
• Judges assessed his personal circumstances, his statement that he is not politically persecuted, and Syria’s general security situation in finding no real and imminent risk.
• Austria’s government welcomed the decision and vowed to proceed with further removals of convicted offenders, while the FPÖ criticized the pace and Amnesty International objected.
• Reporting notes the judgment may be used as a reference in European debates and court cases on returning convicted Syrians, including in Germany.