The 36-year-old Algerian who escaped from the PSP at the door of the Lisbon Court of Appeal had already been wanted by German justice for around a year.
Despite this, Abdelkader Eddouh managed to renew his residence permit in Portugal, when a European arrest warrant already existed against him.
The immigrant was wanted in Germanyfor the crime of arson after setting fire to the furniture of a police station in 2023, after being detained, as reported by the (CM).
The European arrest warrant against Eddouh was issued on November 22 last year, when I already lived in Alvorin the Algarve, according to the same newspaper.
The first residence permit he received was issued in 2022by the former Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF), according to the same source.
Eddouh got the renewal of the document on May 31st of this yearat the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) that replaced , the CM also highlights.
Last Monday, tried to leave Portugal and ended up being arrested at Lisbon Airport when the PSP detected that he was wanted by German justice.
This Tuesday, when he was going to appear before a judge at the Lisbon Court of Appeal to learn about the coercive measures. He would probably be held in preventive detention given the risk of escape.
The Algerian managed to escape from the police when the door of the PSP car opened, having managed to remove the handcuffs from one of the wrists. He continues to be sought after.