Key legal question
Whether the non-renewal of the residence permit was lawful under immigration and free-movement rules despite the appellant's convictions and concealment of facts.
Extracted holding
Yes. The repeated offending, including a serious sexual offence, together with the nondisclosure of prior convictions and welfare use, justified non-renewal and removal; the measure was proportionate and compatible with the free-movement public-order exception.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that the 30-month prison sentence established a withdrawal ground. Under the FZA, the decisive factor was a current and sufficiently serious threat to public order, assessed by overall prognosis. Because of the gravity of the rape, repeated delinquency during probation, and further offences, the risk of reoffending remained significant. The false statements in the cantonal transfer request provided an additional basis.