“What else has to happen?”: eXXpress readers are angry at Austria’s politicians for not reacting at all to new sex attacks by Afghans – like the recent rape of a girl (16) by three Afghans and an Iraqi at Linz central station.
Only a few months ago there was at least a decent reaction to a particularly shocking crime, but now Austrian domestic politics – government and opposition alike – no longer even form a working group when four young migrants from Afghanistan and Iraq rape a 16-year-old girl in Linz. Diana P., an eXXpress reader, is also annoyed by this development, she says on the eXXpress reader’s telephone: “This carelessness is unbelievable. They all keep quiet about it – and the politicians act as if nothing can be done about it.”
Of course something could be done about these repetitive crimes committed by young migrants against women: Tougher, deterrent punishments, for example. Or as former Bild editor-in-chief Julian Reichelt put it: “If you want the protection of a country, don’t rape anyone.”
Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, however, NGOs and refugee counsellors again have a justification for preventing the deportation of rapists and other criminals from Afghanistan: If deported to their home country, the perpetrators would “face the death penalty”.
The Austrian federal government’s powerlessness and inaction has apparently already spread to the smallest refugee flat-share: Once again a schoolgirl (16) was raped in Linz, three Afghans and an Iraqi were taken into custody, the suspects are only 14 and 15 years old.
The rape of the girl by Afghans is not an isolated case throughout Austria – here are the most well-known crimes in recent years (i.e. four examples that have not been concealed from the media):
In June of the previous year, four young Afghans drugged and sexually abused Leonie, who was only 13 years old, in the district of Vienna-Donaustadt; the dying girl was dumped on a grass verge.
For two attempted rapes, an Afghan (20) got off with three years in prison in Vienna in spring 2020. It is unlikely that he had to serve the full length of the prison sentence.
The three rapists (16 and 17 years old) who assaulted and raped a Turkish exchange student at Praterstern in April 2016 are already free after serving their short sentences. They would have had to transfer 24,000 euros in compensation for pain and suffering to the student, but did not pay a cent.
An Afghan (18) who raped a female pensioner (72) in the Schwechater Au near Traiskirchen in 2015 was also sentenced to only 20 months in prison. The court awarded his victim only 5,000 euros in compensation for pain and suffering.
Even the left-leaning Viennese weekly “Falter” wrote in an analysis of the increasingly evident problem with raping young Afghans since 2015: “The general crime rate of Afghans is four times as high as in the average resident population, nine times for drug offences and even twelve times for sexual crimes”. This has been confirmed by scientific studies of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS). Afghan perpetrators have a “highly problematic image of women”.
If the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Justice continue to ignore these facts, the danger for possible further young Austrian victims will not decrease.
Finally, the Freedom Party (FPÖ) issued a statement: “The rape is another unmistakable wake-up call to all integration daydreamers,” said Manfred Haimbuchner, FPÖ state party leader and deputy state governor. “Integration has not only failed, it has not even taken place to a large extent. It is high time that our legal system once again protects our population.”
https://exxpress.at/lautes-schweigen-der-politik-zu-vergewaltigungen-durch-afghanen/