Merkel’s Germany has a new and massive Muslim population; Merkel is clearly much more interested in keeping that population happy than in honoring Germany’s alliance with the United States.
“Germany: No Choice But to Reject Terrorist Extradition to US,” Associated Press, February 7, 2019:
BERLIN — An American request for the extradition of a Turkish man wanted in the United States on terrorism charges was rejected because there was no other option under German law, authorities said Thursday, in a case that has raised the ire of officials in Washington.
Adem Yilmaz, who was indicted under seal in the U.S. in 2015 on charges of participating nearly 10 years earlier in attacks on U.S. military forces along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, was convicted of membership in a terrorist organization in Germany in 2010.
To extradite him to face trial in the U.S. on terrorism charges would constitute double jeopardy under German law, Frankfurt state court spokeswoman Gundula Fehns-Boeer told The Associated Press.
“An extradition could have only occurred if the Americans said they would restrict the charges to crimes not already punished,” she said.
After the Frankfurt court’s decision on the American request last week, Hesse state officials on Tuesday deported Yilmaz to his native Turkey, said state Interior Ministry spokesman Marcus Gerngross.
Gerngross said there was “nothing unusual” about deporting a foreign national who had violated German laws, but the decision angered American officials.
American officials filed additional assurances on Monday, attempting to address the Frankfurt court’s decision, but the deportation was carried out before those arguments could be considered.
After learning of the deportation, Deputy U.S. Secretary of State John Sullivan called a meeting with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who was in Washington to take part in meetings of the coalition fighting against the Islamic State group, to express American displeasure.
“We are gravely disappointed by Germany’s decision to deport a dangerous terrorist — Adem Yilmaz — to Turkey, rather than to extradite him to the United States to face justice for his complicity in the murder of two American servicemen,” acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said in a statement later Wednesday after the two diplomats had met.
somehistory says
Germany si going further down the rathole of bowing to islam. Sad to say, esp for someone who has family from there…long ago, thankfully.
After celebrating the takeover by moslims in iran, and the unlawful way Germany has allowed moslims to run roughshod over German citizens of non moslim extraction, this is no surprise.
If the “reason” had been a real one, they would have waited long enough for the U.S. to respond as to the charges that would be brought. It was a bogus “reason” in order to allow a moslim to go on terrorizing. Nothing to keep him from doing that in turkey, or leaving turkey to take part elsewhere.
So much bowing to the wild beast. What a refreshing day it will be when islam, its adherents, and it supporters have been dealt the hand of Divine Justice.
the hermit says
Maybe Omar contacted Germany and put in a good word for him.
RegT says
+1
Indiana Tom says
Germans always loved Muslims. The smart Germans left years ago. I really now understand why my ancestors got the hell out of Germany. One of my Sachsen ancestors thought the militarized Prussians sucked and fought against them. Most of his Sachsen company was wiped out. He absolutely hated the little pricks. They were nazis before they were Nazis.
Hoppla says
Indiana Tom, Germans and Europeans fought Islam from the start and never accepted Islam like we do here in the good ol USA. Germany is a occupied country remember, we, or better the men behind the curtain’s call the shots not Merkel. You have a very distorted view of history, no surprise there it’s the result of a 24 hour bombardment of fake news from the right and the left and the refusal of people to think critical.
RegT says
Hoppla, people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. You conveniently – for a _supposed_ student of history – forget Hitler’s close relationship, friendship, with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. The Third Reich’s relationship with islam was a friendly one, sharing each other’s distaste for the Jews. Try again, maybe you will get it right the next time.
gravenimage says
What is Hoppla babbling about? Islam has made much deeper inroads into Europe than it has in the US (not to say we aren’t in trouble; but it is not as bad as in Europe). And who is “occupying” Europe–save increasing numbers of Muslim invaders?
ElderlyZionist says
I suppose Yilmaz will be a hero back home in Turkey. Perhaps Satan or Erdogan will find new work for his hands.
Ross A Lloyd (@F22Ross) says
Time for the US to scrap NATO as Germany, France, Spain, UK, Sweden, Finland, Norway are lost causes. New alliance with Poland, Hungary, Italy, Czech Rep, Slovenia, Slovakia and Russia required.
RegT says
Doggone it, Ross, your comment was below the bottom of my screen when I wrote mine. I could have simply typed +1. Great minds . . .
gravenimage says
Ross, Russia is enabling Islam–including building mega-Mosques, allowing Chechnya to impose Shari’ah, and aiding a nuclear Iran.
Mirren10 says
Well, at least American citizens won’t have to pay for an expensive trial, and the long term incarceration of this pos.
RegT says
Yes, and looking at him, he might have enjoyed the night-time visitations there in a prison.
Ed says
It is time to STOP the aid and military funding to countries that do not stand with America. By now we should know you can not buy friends in this world. Stop all foreign aid payments period. If the people of America want to help people of the world it should come from non govt. charities. Our Govt. should not use the American tax payers money for anything that is not a direct benefit to its citizens.
Paddy OConnor says
It will be Germany and arrogant Germans again………
Angry Aussie says
There is nothing to stop the US applying to Turkey for extradition. US laws are not international laws. Each country has their own and Germany has to apply their own laws to their circumstances above and beyond US requests.
gravenimage says
You really think that *Turkey* would extradite a Jihadist to an Infidel nation?
Jay says
Germany is lost! Merkel is a communist traitor and should be in jail! After the damage Merkel did to the
German citizens and their country. by allowing the
unfettered invasion of Muslim immigrants, and paying them huge amounts of medical, housing and welfare benefits, and combatting the crime and destruction they brought with them, how can she possible still be in office??? Only God can save Germany now,
as well as France, England, Sweden, Norway, eetc etc. Will never travel to Europe again, or
buy another BMW!! Very sad to see the destruction of the soverignity of so many countries in
Europe and England!!
gravenimage says
Germans can still save their civilized country–if they have the will to do so.
gravenimage says
Germany deports jihad terrorist to Turkey, refuses US request to extradite him to US
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Disgusting, but no real surprise.