IS Terrorist sought by Police After Going into Hidingโข Before Deportation
Oelde, North Rhine-Westphalia – Authorities are searchingโ for Mukhammadsaid S., an Islamic State (IS) terrorist who evaded capture shortly before aโค court-ordered deportation, police confirmed this week. the manhunt began afterโค S. disappeared following a February incident whereโ heโ attacked officers with a knife insideโ a police station โnear Oelde.
The โcase highlightsโ ongoing challenges in deporting hazardous individualsโข whileโ navigatingโ Germany‘s legal system.The Oberverwaltungsgericht Mรผnster โข(Administrativeโข Court of Appeal) ruled definitively that S.can be deported to his home country, stating the decision is legally binding. โHowever, a prior ruling โฃprevented authoritiesโ from holding him in pre-deportation detention, allowing him to abscond before theโฃ order could be executed. His wife โand children are currently permitted toโ remainโ in Germany.
Accordingโ to a court spokesperson, the ruling โคrepresents “a victoryโฃ for the ruleโข of law.” โInterior Ministerโ Herbert Reul echoed this sentiment, stating, “Theโ laboriousโข proceedings demonstrate how difficult it can be when enemies of freedom exploit ourโข legal system. It also shows that it paysโค off when authorities โขpersevere in difficult cases โคand are โคwilling to go the extra mile.”
The situation took a dramatic turn when S. barricaded himself inside the Oelde police station in February, wielding โa knife and clashing with responding officers. This โขincident occurred before the final deportation ruling and contributed toโ the decision to seek his immediate removal from the country.
Reul criticizedโ existing regulations as “a prime example of impractical rules in our legal system that make it extremely difficult for our authorities to deport suchโ individuals.”โ The police are actively pursuing leads โin the case, and the search for Mukhammadsaid S. continues.