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How daring is that? Violent offender Amin T.* (35) got out of a prison vehicle in Crocs in Aarau just over a year ago. The police are still looking for him. The Tunisian now seems to be living a happy life in France – and partly in Switzerland. In short: he is fooling the authorities.
Research by Blick shows that T. regularly posted photos and videos on social media under a different name several months after his escape on October 4, 2022. He shows himself in Paris, among other places. In front of the Eiffel Tower. In the bowl. Feel like partying with friends. In a hot tub. There is also a photo showing a huge mountain of euro bundles. It is unclear whether the money is his.
Is he also in Switzerland occasionally?
That’s not all: in a video, T. films a table on which a knife lies next to various prepared portions of medicine. In another film, which he released on October 24 this year, he poses next to a vehicle with AG license plates. He gestures with both middle fingers and points to the ground. As if he wanted to say: «Hey, you can all use me. I’m here again.”
It all concerns lashing out at the authorities in Switzerland, by whom T. has been convicted twice – including for drug trafficking – and most recently deported from the country. But also to his four victims that he attacked in this country. Among them is his ex-wife (35), whom he once seriously injured and with whom he has three boys (4, 5 and 8). She confirms Blick’s latest investigation, but does not want to say anything about it “at the moment” due to the ongoing procedures. People around her say that not only T., but she also should have left Switzerland on October 18, 2023. Although she is willing to work and is taking a German course. Her three children are fully integrated at school, but according to the decision they also have to leave the country. The mother is contesting this with an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
Amin T. is said to have threatened his ex-wife
The ex-wife has been living with the children in the same room in an asylum seeker’s house in Aargau for more than ten years, where T. also lived, says a friend of hers. And: “He has threatened her by telephone several times since his escape. She is very afraid that he will show up at her house. If she were deported to Tunisia with her children, she would have to face death. T.’s ex would like to have her own apartment in Switzerland, where she cannot be found. But the authorities had been unable to give her one. We now have to wait for the decision from Strasbourg.
Has the Tunisian, who has lived illegally in Switzerland since 2014, committed a crime and was only taken into custody in 2019, and has not actually been arrested yet? “Yes, this man is still wanted and is being advertised internationally,” confirms Adrian Bieri of the Aargau cantonal police. Has she already received information that the person she is looking for may be back in France or even Switzerland? “We cannot say anything about that for tactical reasons,” says Bieri. He gives the same answer to the question whether the police already know that the fugitive provides information about his whereabouts on social media.
“If it is urgent, it can happen very quickly.”
The question also arises as to what will happen if a tip comes in about his whereabouts. “Every report is first checked to see if it can be correct,” explains Kapo spokesperson Bieri. “If so, the tip will be followed up immediately and a patrol will be sent to the scene if necessary.”
This would also be the case if the person sought was abroad. “In that case, if the tip is serious, we will immediately inform our colleagues abroad.” They would then also make it clear whether, for example, the reference to an address is correct. Then we’ll go over there and look at the report. Bieri: “If it is urgent, it can happen very quickly. Otherwise, a request for legal aid must of course be submitted to the authorities abroad.” In this case, you – or the Public Prosecution Service – can also request that the police locate his mobile phone abroad in order to have him arrested there.
The police are exhausting all investigative options
Police also make it clear that they are certainly interested in recapturing the person they are looking for, Bieri says. “To do this, we are exhausting every research opportunity we have.”
For privacy reasons, Bieri cannot say anything about the ex-wife of the wanted man, who is now afraid for her children. Exactly this: “The Aargau Cantonal Police works closely with other authorities and does its utmost to ensure that family members of a suspected perpetrator also receive the necessary and justified protection.”
The State Secretariat for Migration does not make statements about individual cases
Blick would have liked answers to questions about T., his ex-wife and their three children. Including why this mother, who is in danger from her ex-husband, has to leave Switzerland with her integrated children. Reto Kormann from the State Secretariat for Migration SEM in Bern says: “For data and privacy reasons, we do not comment on individual cases.”
We can only hope that Kapo Aargau has already informed his French colleagues about T.’s presence on the Internet – or will do so in the future.
Amin T. has not yet responded to an interview request from Blick.
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Source: Blick
I am Amelia James, a passionate journalist with a deep-rooted interest in current affairs. I have more than five years of experience in the media industry, working both as an author and editor for 24 Instant News. My main focus lies in international news, particularly regional conflicts and political issues around the world.
