Switzerland: Afghan knifeman who claimed to be minor refugee reclassified as adult in latest attempted case of age exploitation to evade justice (opens in new tab)

A ruling by Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court has confirmed that the Afghan national accused of stabbing a 39-year-old man in Bäckeranlage park in the spring of 2024 was an adult at the time of the attack, despite having claimed to be a minor during his asylum proceedings. The finding undercuts criticism directed at Zurich security […]