New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Yazied Mohamed, convicted of raping 16-year-old Meya Åberg, will not be deported after serving his prison sentence. The ruling comes from the Alto Norrland Court of Appeals in Sweden. Yazied is an 18-year-old Eritrean refugee.

The assault took place in September 2024, when Meya was walking home after missing her bus. It was after her late shift at McDonald's. Yazied attacked her in a pedestrian tunnel.

The victim and her family reported the incident immediately. However, the court sentenced him to only three years in prison. According to the tribunal, the rape "did not last long enough" to be classified as an "exceptionally serious crime".

Under Swedish law, refugees can only be deported for crimes considered...