How ironic. As Sweden scrambles to get its own citizens out of Afghanistan, it is now reported that two Afghans who were flown to Stockholm from Kabul Airport had previously been deported from Sweden after being convicted of crimes. Since Sweden, like several other European countries, has halted deportations to Afghanistan, unless the situation in Afghanistan changes, the pair will not be sent back.
The below article from Nya Dagbladet is translated by Fousesquawk.
https://nyadagbladet.se/inrikes/utvisningsdomda-afghaner-evakuerades-tillbaka-till-sverige/
Deported Afghans evacuated back to Sweden
Posted yesterday ( 8-27-21)
Caption beneath photo: Afghans arrested at Arlanda (Stockholm Airport)
On Wednesday, two Afghans who are now "evacuated" by plane from Afghanistan to Arlanda (Stockholm Airport), were arrested. Both had earlier been deported from Sweden after having been convicted for crimes.
According to Kristian Ljungberg with the police authorities, both are now arrested for having broken the ban on returning.
How the criminal Afghans came on the plane is unclear, but the general chaos at the airport may have been to their advantage.
"I think that everyone who has seen the images from Kabul and the airport realizes that the situation is not so simple when it comes to conducting border checks there," says Carina Skagerlind, press spokesperson for police in the Stockholm region to TV$ News.
That the persons were subject to a return ban was discovered in connection with identity checks on arrival in Sweden.
About 90,000 persons have been flown out from Kabul since 14 August. About 800 of these have come to Sweden.
-Per Nordin
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