Convicted manslaughterer stopped en route to Germany despite entry ban
A Polish national convicted of manslaughter attempted to enter Germany via Switzerland despite a nine-year entry ban. Federal police turned him back.
Convict refused entry at border
As Blick reports, a 33-year-old Polish national attempted to enter Germany via Switzerland on a long-distance train on Monday morning last week – despite having been banned from doing so for years. Officials from the Federal Customs Administration checked the man near Müllheim in the Markgräflerland and established that a nine-year entry and residence ban was in place against him.
The man had been convicted of manslaughter, aggravated assault and further criminal offences. The immigration authority subsequently stripped him of any right to remain in Germany. Just four weeks earlier, he had been deported to Poland.
As he attempted to enter once again, the Federal Police Inspectorate Weil am Rhein initiated an investigation into breach of the Freedom of Movement Act. The 33-year-old was then turned back into Switzerland.
Blick reports a reverse case from early August: at the Weil am Rhein motorway border crossing, Swiss authorities handed over a 31-year-old Greek national, who was wanted Europe-wide, to German federal police. A European arrest warrant was issued against him; he faces a total of 26 criminal charges, including unauthorised drug trafficking, tax evasion and driving without a licence.
The man had evaded the execution of his custodial sentence and fled abroad before eventually being arrested in Switzerland.
Source: Blick