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Sweden: Deportation order on hold

01 November 1995

Mr Deneche, an Algerian citizen who has been living in Sweden since 1991, and who was held in custody following a demand from the French government that he be extradited was released from at the beginning of November (see Statewatch vol 5 no 5). This followed the rejection by the Swedish Supreme Court of the French application which they decided was manifestly unfounded. The court's judgement was based on the application of the Swedish law on extradition (Lag - 1957:668 - om utlämning f?r brott). However, the Swedish security police still claimed there was a risk that he would commit a crime within Swedish jurisdiction including violence to attain a political aim. Mr Deneche was therefore not released but kept in custody under the Swedish terrorist law (Lag - 1991:572 - om särskild utlänningskontroll). On 31 October the Swedish government took the decision that he should be deported to Algeria citing the same views as the security police. The Minister of Justice stated in an interview that: "We have done an evaluation based on information provided by the security police and the facts presented in court, but I do not want to get further into the underlying facts." But due to the prevailing political circumstances in Algeria it was decided not to deported him while the Swedish government considered he might face persecution there. The decision not to execute the expulsion is valid for three years and during this time he has to report to the police three times a week. Svenska Dagbladet, 1.11.95.