Hiiraan Online
Saturday November 14, 2015
FRANKFURT (HOL) – A 25-years old Somali man committed a
suicide in Frankfurt this week after his plea for obtaining German citizenship
was repeatedly denied by immigration authorities, police said on Friday.
Khalid Abdi Yusuf who lives in Frankfurt said that the deceased man has developed depression days before his death after local authorities denied his citizenship application for the third time.
There have been an increasing number of Somali immigrants committing suicide, largely because citizenship denials and financial hardships.
The man is believed to have strangled himself inside his flat, according to close relatives.
Germany doesn’t often grant citizenship for Somalis, nor would it deport them for illegal stay due to the security situation in Somalia. The majority are granted temporary residency, with no fixed date for their departure.
The development comes at the backdrops of thousands of desperate Somalis fleeing to Europe and America in an anticipation of a better life and job opportunities. However, many of them end up in refugee camps, while others choose to return home which they believed could offer better opportunities.
With no jobs, financial motivations or citizenships, many get stuck in countries they would no longer willing to stay as European laws, however, make it illegal for asylum seekers to relocate within the EU.