«Swiss Prisons Do Not Deter Them»: Expert on Maghreb Asylum Seekers

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80 percent of asylum seekers from Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria are accused of a crime. An expert explains why this is so.

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The crime figures correspond to applicants mainly from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia

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Four out of five asylum seekers in the Maghreb are accused of committing a crime in Switzerland. They have no chance of staying there, but some take advantage of their illegal status. "I can only steal or sell drugs."The beaches in Tunisia, the cities of Morocco, the deserts in Algeria: from the point of view of a tourist, North Africa is paradise. But for many locals, the Maghreb is a hell. They want one thing: to escape poverty, corruption and…