A 25-year-old Afghan drug addict who has racked up a lengthy criminal record in Sweden will not be deported, following a controversial decision by the Svea Court of Appeal.
Ali Suleimani, who arrived in the country during the 2015 migrant crisis, has committed more than 20 criminal offenses, including theft, assault, vandalism, and drug crimes.
In June, the Solna District Court sentenced Suleimani to two months in prison and ordered his deportation for five years, citing his repeated crimes, drug addiction, and lack of ties to Swedish society. The Court noted that Suleimani was unemployed, homeless, had no relatives in Sweden, and financed his drug addiction through theft. “Based on this, his connection to Sweden cannot be considered particularly strong,” the district court stated.
But the Svea Court of Appeal has now overturned the deportation order, reasoning that Suleimani has lived in Sweden for nine years — a significant portion of his life — and has made efforts to integrate through language studies and attempts to work. The Court also noted that his crimes, while numerous, were not “particularly serious” and were primarily committed to fund his drug addiction.
“Ali Suleimani has admittedly been guilty of a large number of crimes in recent years. However, these have not been particularly serious crimes,” the court wrote in its decision, as cited by the Samnytt news site.. “The crimes for which he is now being convicted are shoplifting that appear to be linked to his substance abuse.” The court further stated that deportation would be disproportionate, given that Suleimani has no meaningful connection to Afghanistan, his country of citizenship, despite living there until he was 15.
Recent incidents include a May 15 theft at Hemköp in Solna City Center, where Suleimani stole butter worth more than 1,300 kronor (€116). In mid-June, he was arrested again for stealing sirloin steak and beef shoulder worth 1,600 kronor (€143) at ICA Kvantum. He later told police he intended to sell the stolen goods in Rinkeby to fund drug purchases.
On May 5, he was caught again at a Hemköp in the Mall of Scandinavia, attempting to leave with entrecote, lamb roast, and oxtail valued at several thousand kronor. A store inspector recognized him from previous thefts and stopped him at the exit.
During police interrogations conducted with the help of a Persian interpreter, Suleimani admitted to the thefts and said his crimes were motivated by his addiction. “I was going to buy drugs,” he said, describing theft as his primary means of income.
Despite the repeated offenses and the earlier district court’s deportation ruling, the Svea Court of Appeal has ordered Suleimani’s release and allowed him to remain in Sweden.
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