Prof Ghassan Abu-Sitta says Schengen-wide ban imposed by Germany appears to be attempt to silence witness testimony

Archived version: https://archive.ph/xMYnQ

  • alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    I feel obliged to point out that, Brexit didn’t happen, then his rights as an EU citizen would have been violated. As far as I know, you can’t use the Schengen system against EU citizens.

    But because he was British and Brexit happened, Germany could do this.

    But I do wonder… if the French government would formally invite him, they should be able to overrule the German decision. It seems that they decided not to do that?

    • Kairos
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      7 months ago

      You literally cannot deny entry to citizens its internationally illegal