Expulsion detention upheld due to reoffending and danger

ATA/778/1996Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberDec 19, 1996Confirmed

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Omnilex summary

The court upheld the continuation of removal detention. It relied on the person’s conviction for selling cocaine, the resulting danger to others, and the fact that he had already been expelled from Switzerland roughly one year earlier, which supported the assessment of recidivism and the need for detention.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 13b al. 1 let. b LSEE; prolongation of expulsion detention on account of danger and recidivism risk: detention may be maintained where the foreign national has been convicted of a serious narcotics offence and concrete circumstances show a continuing risk to public safety or a likelihood of renewed offending, in particular when a prior expulsion was recently disregarded.

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Descripteurs

MESURE DE CONTRAINTE(DROIT DES ETRANGERS); DETENTION AUX FINS D'EXPULSION; FAUX MATERIEL DANS LES TITRES; STUPEFIANT; REFOULEMENT; DANGER(EN GENERAL); RECIDIVE(INFRACTION); PROLONGATION

Normes

LFSEE.13 b al.1 litt.b

Résumé

Détention confirmée, l'intéressé ayant été condamné pour violation de l'LFStup (vente de cocaïne), menaçant l'intégrité corporelle et la santé d'autrui, et ayant déjà été expulsé de Suisse voilà près d'un an.

Keywords

expulsion detentionforeign nationalsdrug offencedanger to public safetyrecidivismprolongation

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether detention pending expulsion could be prolonged under the foreign nationals statute.

Extracted holding

The prolongation was justified.

Extracted reasoning

The person had been convicted for drug offences, represented a danger to the integrity and health of others, and had already been expelled from Switzerland less than a year earlier, which supported a continuing removal risk and recidivism concern.

Expulsion detention upheld due to reoffending and dangerAI generated