Almost two weeks after the suspected Islamist attack with three deaths in Solingen become new details about the suspected Syrian The movement profile of Issa Al H. revealed that he already from 18 to 24 April 2023 for about a week not in the emergency accommodation assigned to him in Paderborn This is the result of a report by the NRW Refugee Ministry for the state parliament.
It refers to a current report by the Detmold district government, which provides further details on the transfer procedure to Bulgaria that failed in June 2023. According to the district government, another Syrian, in addition to Issa Al H., was to be picked up from the accommodation in Paderborn and deported at 2:30 a.m. on June 5, 2023.
Neither person was found on the night of the raid. However, the Solingen suspect Issa Al H. was present at the accommodation during the day for lunch.
Why were there no conditions imposed on Issa Al H.?
The longer absence of Issa Al H. already in April 2023 be the Central Aliens Authority (ZAB) Bielefeld was not awareit was said. In this respect, the authorities did not consider a so-called night-time order. This could have required Issa Al H. to stay in his room at night. This would have also made it possible to extend the six-month transfer period to Bulgaria in the event of his absence.
According to a report by the Detmold district government, the suspect arrived at the state initial reception center in Bochum on January 3, 2023 and was then initially transferred to other accommodations in Bad Salzuflen and Bielefeld before arriving in Paderborn at the end of February 2023. During his stay in the emergency accommodation in Paderborn Issa Al H. “Always behave inconspicuously”the report says. “Tendencies towards radicalization were not observed.”
Issa Al H. is suspected of killing three people with a knife and injuring eight others in the attack on a city festival in Solingen on August 23. He should have been transferred to Bulgaria under the EU’s Dublin asylum rulesbecause that was where he was first registered.
NRW Refugee Minister Josefine Paul (Greens) had come under political pressure due to authorities’ failure to deport the Solingen suspect on time. (dpa)
