Switzerland wants to withdraw in a case of a jihadi travelers, the Swiss citizenship. "Currently a procedure is pending, with more in the examination," said Minister of justice, Karin Keller-Sutter.
According to the Federal councillor is not a procedure for the withdrawal of the Swiss state is so far a citizenship from IS fighters at the conclusion. "You can still safe to assume that we exploit our expertise in civil rights," said Keller-Sutter, on Monday, in the question hour of the national Council.
she answered to the questions of the SVP national Councillors Roland Büchel (SG) and Céline Amaudruz (GE). It those cases would be treated, preferably, in which the second state could citizenship be established. "We can not create stateless."
Legal basis existed for years,
In November 2018, the Federal intelligence service (NDB) estimated the number of jihadist Motivation traveled to 93. Among these cases, 18 have dual citizenship. The legal Basis for Switzerland to escape Jihad travellers with dual citizenship, the passport, has existed for years.
The murder of two young Scandinavian tourists last December in Morocco, in the context of which two persons were arrested, the have in addition to a other also the Swiss citizenship, said Keller-Sutter: "The method runs in Morocco." If the people would return to Serve a possible sentence in Switzerland, could be initiated a procedure for the withdrawal of Swiss citizenship. (Dec/sda)
Created: 11.03.2019, 16:46 PM