Minister of Justice does not rule out asylum procedures in third countries
Published: Saturday, Sep 21st 2024, 05:10
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Justice Minister Beat Jans considers the outsourcing of asylum procedures to third countries to be sensible "under certain conditions". The rule of law and human rights must be guaranteed, as Jans said in an interview.
Under these conditions, asylum procedures in third countries could be "more expedient than people taking the risk of drowning in the Mediterranean", said Jans in an interview with "Schweiz am Wochenende" published on Saturday.
In order to guarantee this, Swiss personnel must carry out the procedures on site in cooperation with other countries, said the head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP). Asylum procedures similar to those of Great Britain with Rwanda, for example, are not possible. It is not possible to "simply send money and refugees and believe that the problem has been solved", said the SP Federal Councillor.
Back in February, Jans had said that the Federal Council did not want to outsource asylum procedures to third countries.
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