Asylum can be rejected for refugees with extremist links, EU court rules

‘EU member states can now reject asylum applications for people who have extremist links, the EU Court of Justice has said. The ruling extends to those who provide indirect support to terrorist groups without actually committing attacks.
“An application for asylum can be rejected if the asylum seeker has participated in the activities of a terrorist network,” the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said on Tuesday.
The court states that it is not necessary that the asylum seeker “personally committed terrorist acts, or instigated such acts, or participated in their commission.”’
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