Germany blocks deportation of Somali national

GERMANY - Authorities in Germany have blocked the deportation of a Somali national accused of stabbing three women in Würzburg in 2021, claiming that he could still find his way to the country and carry out more despicable crimes.

Abdirahman Jibril, the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office said, will remain in the psychiatric facility indefinitely due to the risks he poses to the general public after fatally shooting the three women five years ago.

According to the prosecutors, deporting him would pose a “significant threat to public safety,” as he could be released in Somalia and reenter Germany without supervision. His psychiatric assessment had been concluded with paranoid schizophrenia detected.

The report established that his confinement could not be suspended or replaced with other measures, such as international arrest warrants. He is believed to be in his mid-30s and attacked and killed women aged 25, 49, and 82, and injured at least nine others.

Witnesses said one of the victims was fatally stabbed while shielding her 11-year-old daughter. Witnesses said the assailant shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the attack before being subdued by police gunfire.

The Würzburg Regional Court found Jibril not criminally responsible due to his mental illness and ordered his indefinite confinement under Section 63 of Germany’s Criminal Code. Hence, he has been held in a psychiatric hospital in Lohr, northwest of Wurzburg.

Hanjo Schrepfer, the defense lawyer, told German Press Agency (dpa) that he supports the ruling. “The decision by the prosecutor’s office is appropriate and legally sound,” he said, adding that therapy remains limited because the patient still lacks insight into his condition.

Germany’s State Office for Refugees had earlier explored the possibility of deportation, but officials said the prosecutor’s office ultimately ruled it too dangerous. He arrived in Germany in 2015 and was granted temporary protection after the denial of his asylum application.

GAROWE ONLINE