‘Anyone who threatens our freedom and disturbs our peace should be afraid.’ That was Olaf Scholz’s message today as he stood up in the Bundestag to announce that foreigners who commit serious crimes in Germany are no longer welcome in the country – even if they are refugees or asylum seekers.

The Chancellor announced that the German Ministry of the Interior is drawing up plans to make it easier to deport foreign-born dangerous individuals and serious criminals to their home countries, even if they come from warzones or countries controlled by authoritarian regimes such as Afghanistan and Syria. ‘Such criminals should be deported – even if they come from Syria and Afghanistan,’ Scholz confirmed.

Scholz wanted to convey the message that Germany’s tolerance for such violent incidents had run out

Scholz’s speech comes nearly a week after a terror incident in the south-western city of Mannheim that claimed the life of a 29-year-old policeman. The knife attack was carried out by a 25-year-old Afghan national who had come to Germany a decade ago. Five other people were also injured in the attack, which took place at an anti-Islamism rally last Friday.

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