“Crazy” Ruling by European Court Forces Germany to Pay Rejected Syrian Asylum Seeker
16th October 2024
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled against Germany following a routine deportation to Greece. Germany was instructed to make an €8,000 compensation payment to the plaintiff, in what the NiUS news site called a “crazy” decision.
Back in 2018, German authorities made an arrest on their border with Austria. A Syrian asylum seeker was arrested and deported on the same day. Strasbourg subsequently condemned Germany for this action, with judges deciding that the German authorities failed to ensure that the refugee received a suitable asylum procedure on arrival in Greece.
Likewise, according to the ruling, Germany did not do enough to prevent the plaintiff’s potential mistreatment in Greece.