German nationals, who once left for Syria to fight alongside Daesh militants, must be put under permanent surveillance as soon as they return to their home country, German Justice Minister Katarina Barley said in an interview with the Spiegel magazine published on Friday.
“We must make sure that former IS [Daesh] militants cannot move freely in our country. Many of them are long being wanted on arrest warrants. Others must be put under constant surveillance once they enter Germany,” Barley said.
The statement comes after German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Monday that Berlin had discussed the future of such German citizens with the United States and maintained close contact on the issue with EU nations.