German Interior Minister pledges to increase penalties for human traffickers | Life

2023-10-25 15:43:44

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser speaks at a press conference in Berlin, October 25, 2023. (Photo: AFP/TTXVN)

On October 25, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser pledged to increase penalties for human traffickers in an effort to deal with the situation. illegal immigration.

In a report published this month, the German Federal Police said that in 2022, about 18,000 people are suspected of entering Germany through human traffickers, an increase of 10% over the same period last year. last.

Faced with this situation, Minister Faeser hopes that the government will increase the minimum and maximum penalties for human traffickers, especially in cases showing signs of violence. She expressed hope that the cabinet will be able to resolve this issue early next month.

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Current regulations provide sentences from 3 months to 10 years in prison for offenders traffickingwith the term increasing from 1 to 15 years when there are deaths or acts of violence involved.

These measures also lengthen detention times for those waiting expulsion from 10 days to 28 days, facilitating the deportation of members of criminal organizations, as well as cracking down on violations of entry and residence bans.

Politicians in Germany have begun looking for ways to limit irregular migration amid a surge in the number of migrants. The number of asylum seekers entering Germany for the first time increased by nearly 80% in the first seven months of this year.

Federal police said that from January to August this year, 70,753 people entered Germany illegally. Many of them have to pay traffickers to get to European countries.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also emphasized the need to speed up the pace of deportations, noting that too many migrants are currently arriving in Germany while the country’s states warn they do not have enough resources to accommodate the large influx. immigrant./.

Phuong Oanh (VNA/Vietnam+)