Shamsiddin Said: There is a risk that my son is not alive

On Saturday, January 28, 2023, activists organized a protest in front of the immigration office in Dortmund.

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The protest was organized by German colleagues and friends of Abdullohi Shamsiddin in his support. Dozens of Tajik citizens living in European countries also attended the event.

The protest took place in front of the immigration office in Dortmund, Germany. Participants called on the authorities of Germany and Tajikistan to disclose the whereabouts of Abdullohi Shamsiddin, who was deported to Dushanbe on January 18, but nothing is still known about his situation.

Shamsiddini Said, one of the leaders of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan and the father of Abdullohi Shamsiddin, stated that the protesters demanded that the German authorities explain why they insisted on his deportation and called on the Tajik government to disclose the whereabouts of his son.

“Abdullo left Tajikistan when he was only 18 years old; before that, he was a minor and did not commit any crimes there. If he committed any act here, he should answer to the German authorities and the organs of this country. Why did the Tajik government, and especially the Tajik embassy in Germany, insistently try to achieve his deportation, and even issued him a certificate of return to his homeland without his presence? Meanwhile, when Abdullo applied to the Tajik embassy in Germany several times, both in person and in writing and by phone, the Tajik embassy did nothing, although it is their direct responsibility. This indicates that they managed to convince the German authorities to deport him as part of some program,” – said Shamsiddini Said.

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“Therefore, we appeal to the German authorities, why did they deport Abdullo to Tajikistan, and we appeal to the Tajik government, why did they insist so much on his deportation?” – asks the IRPT activist.

He also emphasized that previously dozens of young Tajik citizens had been deported from Europe, Russia, and other countries to Tajikistan, and after some time, they admitted in their video appeals to committing numerous crimes. “We hope to see our son alive and unharmed as soon as possible, although there is a risk that he may no longer be alive, but we hope to hear good news,” – he stated.

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The mother of Abdullo also participated in the protest and told the press that she has not known anything about her son’s fate for 10 days, and as a mother, she is very worried. She demanded that the authorities disclose her son’s whereabouts as soon as possible. Abdullo’s mother also called on the United Nations and other international human rights organizations not to remain indifferent to her son’s case, as, according to her, her son Abdullo suffers from asthma.

On the morning of January 18, the German authorities, in cooperation with the Tajik authorities, deported Abdullohi Shamsiddin to his homeland on the Düsseldorf-Istanbul-Dushanbe flight due to providing incorrect information about himself. Twelve days have passed since his deportation, but despite repeated demands from his family, the Tajik authorities still have not disclosed where Abdullo is.