FRANKREICH
Frankreich will mehr als 200 ausländische religiöse Extremisten ausweisen lassen
October 19, 2020 -
Frankreich bereitet die Ausweisung von mehr als 200 Ausländern, die auf der Extremisten Watch List der Regierung stehen, ausweisen lassen. Grund für die Ausweisung ist die Enthauptung eines französischen Schullehrers durch einen in Russland geborenen islamistischenTschetschenen.
France is preparing to expel more than 200 foreigners on an extremist watch list after a teacher was beheaded by a Russian-born Islamist.
France is to expel 231 foreigners residing in France, whose details are held on a government watch list of suspected religious extremists.
The move follows the decapitation of a school history teacher on Oct 16, by an 18-year-old Chechen refugee living in France.
President Emmanuel Macron’s government has been under increasing pressure to take a tougher stance on foreigners seen as a security threat.
Of the total number of suspects to be expelled, 180 people are in prison, with 51 living freely in France – who are now to be arrested.
France has suffered a litany of extremist attacks in recent years that have killed hundreds of civilians and police.