COURIER: the mayor of Vienna, Ludwig lets IS fighters the citizenship revoke

The 27-year-old Azad G. could be the first Austrian Jihadist, loses the passport.

Vienna (OTS/courier) – That IS-fighters from Vienna, which was recently taken in Syria, should lose, according to the COURIER (Thursday edition) of his Austrian citizenship. The mayor of Vienna, Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) has asked the competent municipal Department 35, to examine the case. The MA 35 has initiated, such as the COURIER learned that the procedure for deprivation of citizenship.

Azad G. apparently has a Austro-Turkish dual citizenship. Here the mayor of Vienna wants to do: According to the law, deprivation of nationality is not possible if the person Concerned does not thereby become stateless. The city of Vienna, according to the COURIER upon the following determination procedures on cooperation with the protection of the Constitution (BVT). Then Azad G. to the withdrawal in writing. Thus, it – is also, in his absence, – as before is the city of a lengthy legal process.

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