An exclusive statement from Maharan, a member of ‘Ondriyam Ondrin’, a diaspora organisation involved in the protests in Germany.
“I am a member of an organisation called ‘Ondriyam Ondrin’. We work for the welfare of Eelam Tamils back home and across the world.
“I am a member of an organisation called ‘Ondriyam Ondrin’. We work for the welfare of Eelam Tamils back home and across the world.
“The German Internal Affairs has taken a decision to deport individuals whose refugee asylum claims have been refused by Germany.
There are at lest 80 Eelam Tamils who have been arrested, and are scheduled to be deported back to Sri Lanka via private jets on 30/03/2021.”
There are at lest 80 Eelam Tamils who have been arrested, and are scheduled to be deported back to Sri Lanka via private jets on 30/03/2021.”
Many German Tamil citizens as well as non-Tamil speaking citizens of Germany have come together in Berlin, Büren and Düsseldorf to protest this deportation.
The protestors highlighted that human rights violations as well as enforced disappearances are still occurring in Sri Lanka, and that deporting the 80+ Eelam Tamils to Sri Lanka would place their lives in significant danger.
Although the protestors have received support from various German political parties, the legal aspects of this decision have made it difficult to be reversed. Hence the protestors are directing their demands directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to stop the deportation.
Eelam Tamils gathered in Berlin today to submit a petition to the Home Ministry to stop the deportation.
It is to be noted that the means by which these arrests were carried out by the police has been widely criticized. At a time in which the world suffers from the effects of COVID-19, the humanity of Germany has been called into question by society and human rights activists alike”
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