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Bernt believes that he had done a right thing for exposing the migrants lying about their age. "I don't think they should lie to come to Sweden," he explained, speaking to RT.
RT sent a request to Gotland regional authorities, asking them to clarify the situation. No response has so far been received.
The problem of adult refugees claiming to be "unaccompanied minors" is not new in Europe, which has been facing a large influx of migrants since 2015. A German government report leaked to media revealed in 2017 that some 43 percent of migrants in the country who claim to be children are actually adults. In Denmark such a number stands at 74 percent.
Some migrants provide false data on their age, seemingly in order to get more benefits from the welfare systems of the European countries. However, others claim to be 'children' in an apparent attempt to be tried as juveniles for alleged crimes. An Afghani immigrant, Hussein Khavari, accused of raping and murdering a 19-year-old German woman, turned out to be an adult. At the time of his arrest, Hussein told police he was 17 years old. However, after analysis of one of the suspect's teeth from the upper jaw showed that the accused was about 26 years old, probably 30.


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