Prison sentences and denied asylum status threaten the mostly foreign perpetrators of violence on Halloween night: in Linz almost all rioters had a migration background.
Dozens of Syrians, Afghans, Chechens, Jordanians, Iraqis, Iranians and 46 Austrians – only 12 of them with no migration background, according to the Upper Austrian police – were surrounded and reported on Halloween night in Linz. Besides the violent riots in Salzburg and Klagenfurt, it is probably the largest, most spectacular and most dangerous hotspot in the entire country.
Investigators say there should also be a “rabid bloc of strangers” among the 129 suspects in the steel city, after all, the brains for an arson attack on a police car in 2021. It remains to be seen whether it will be enough for harsh sanctions this time. in terms of imprisonment and deportation.
Are deportations after riots a quick fix?
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner has said that the “Krone” reports that he is seeking to withdraw asylum status for the foreign perpetrators. The “principle of acceleration” also applies to criminal offenses committed by strangers. This means that a withdrawal procedure can also be started, for example if a foreign national has been declared ‘only’ or has been taken into pre-trial detention.
It remains to be seen where the Syrians, Afghans or Chechens will eventually be deported without a valid repatriation agreement. The state of affairs will be closely reviewed and any current or future legal options will be considered, the federal-level tenor said.
Not all young people thought riots ‘cool’
The riots were not only organized through the popular social media platform TikTok, but were also well celebrated there. Even during the riots, one or the other – mostly young people – went online and broadcast the disturbing images live to the whole world, for example from Linz. There were also many critical voices who criticized the actions and condemned the violence against the police.
Source: Krone
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