The Federal Constitutional Court said German authorities had obtained sufficient assurances from Tunisia that the man, born in 1980 and identified only as Haikel S., wouldn't face capital punishment and might eventually become eligible for parole — two preconditions for deportation required by German law. His lawyer, Seda Basay-Yildiz, told The Associated Press she has submitted an urgent appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to halt his deportation. "In those cases where it can be relevant we will of course consider it," Sonja Kock told reporters in Berlin. The German government has said it is working to get diplomatic assurances from Tunisia he won't be tortured. Some German officials have called for aid money to be cut if countries refuse to cooperate in taking back their citizens from Germany.

Source: ABC News May 07, 2018 08:37 UTC