The situation in Afghanistan has worsened after the international troops have withdrawn.
Chancellor candidate Laschet still wants to hold on to the deportation of refugees who have committed criminal offenses.
Berlin - CDU chief Armin Laschet (CDU) has spoken out in favor of continuing to deport offenders to Afghanistan.
“We are monitoring the situation in Afghanistan very closely. We cannot ignore the advance of the Taliban and the consequences for the population. The situation therefore requires ongoing assessment and careful action in the event of returns. But our line remains clear: Anyone who commits a criminal offense in Germany has forfeited his or her right to host, ”said the Union Chancellor candidate of“ Bild ”(Monday). "The principle of" zero tolerance towards criminals "allows no exceptions. Criminals must continue to be consistently deported, including to Afghanistan. "
At the weekend, Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) spoke out in favor of holding on to deportations to Afghanistan. "We are currently negotiating with Afghanistan so that we can continue to deport criminals there," he told "Bild am Sonntag". "How can you answer for the fact that criminals can no longer be returned to their home country?" He asked. “We also have to consider whether there are ways to increase voluntary departure. If an inmate gets part of his sentence waived, he may leave voluntarily. "
In the past few years only men - mainly criminals and so-called terrorist threats - had been returned to Afghanistan against their will.
The Bundeswehr ended its deployment there at the end of June.
At the same time as the withdrawal of international troops, the militant Islamist Taliban launched several offensives and brought numerous districts under their control.
The SPD chairman Norbert Walter-Borjans expressed criticism of Seehofer's statements.
“This consideration is fully in line with the misanthropic line of populists.
Foreign offenders are human too.
They deserve their punishment, but no one has the right to send them to death.
Should that threaten, deportations must be stopped, ”he told the“ Rheinische Post ”(Monday).
dpa