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Münster Court Clears Deportation of Ex-IS Convict to Tajikistan

Judges relied on a Tajik pledge delivered through the Foreign Office to find no real risk of torture.

Ein verurteilter IS-Kämpfer aus Tadschikistan darf einem Gerichtsurteil zufolge aus Deutschland abgeschoben werden. Das Verwaltungsgericht Münster bestätigte laut Mitteilung einen entsprechenden Widerruf seines Abschiebungsverbots.
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Overview

  • The court concluded the 39-year-old, who completed a five-year sentence for IS membership, can be sent back to Tajikistan.
  • It accepted assurances that he would be treated in a manner consistent with the European Convention on Human Rights.
  • Berlin officials called the guarantees credible, and the domestic intelligence service said it has no evidence of abusive treatment in Tajikistan.
  • The ruling departs from an earlier expedited order by North Rhine-Westphalia’s higher administrative court that had blocked removal.
  • The judgment is not final, as no appeal was admitted but a non-admission complaint is possible, and a separate related case remains pending.