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Germany weighs deportation of Würzburg knife attacker to Somalia

Revoked protection status after the 2021 knife attack has prompted a rare deportation review during his indefinite psychiatric detention.

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Overview

  • The Landesamt für Asyl und Rückführungen formally revoked his subsidiary protection and issued an order for his expulsion from Germany.
  • Medical experts diagnosed the Somali migrant with paranoid schizophrenia and found him not criminally responsible for the June 2021 attack in Würzburg.
  • In July 2022 the Würzburg court mandated his indefinite confinement in a psychiatric hospital on grounds of continued public danger.
  • Defense lawyer Hans-Jochen Schrepfer warns that deportation will not neutralize the threat posed by his untreated mental illness.
  • Officials note that removals to Somalia are uncommon due to security concerns and intend to list him in the Schengen Information System to bar future EU entry.