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Council of state orders France to bring back man deported to Uzbekistan

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has been ordered by the Council of state to work with the Foreign ministry to bring back an Uzbek man who it says was illegally deported to Uzbekistan last month. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

France’s top court has ruled that France must ensure the return of an Uzbek man who was illegally deported last month. The decision runs counter to the Interior ministry’s vow to deport those it considers to be dangerous foreigners.

The Council of state on Friday ordered the Interior and Foreign Affairs ministries to take “all useful measures” to return the man, saying his deportation violated a provisionary ruling by the European court of human rights (ECHR).

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