According to a media report, management level of Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has already been referred to 2014 for possible irregularities in its branch of Bremen. According to Spiegel information, a senior official of outpost of Friedland and Oldenburg n informed several Group and department heads in bamf about it in mails.

Among or things, he described case of two Iraqis who had sued against rejection of ir asylum applications. In court proceedings, Bremen branch was suddenly turned on, even though it had nothing to do with proceedings so far. The two Iraqis would be recognized as refugees, it was said. The asylum decision was signed by Ulrike B., long-standing branch manager in Bremen.

B. Between 2013 and 2016, at least 1,200 people have been granted asylum, although conditions for this have not been met. The Public prosecutor's office is investigating m and five or defendants for bribery and "gang-headed abuse of asylum". The case was made public in mid-April.

Bargains with a lawyer?

According to magazine's information, management level of bamf in June 2017. In an email, a senior official of Bremen branch pointed to events with "extreme explosiveness" and described that re were probably irregularities in hundreds of asylum procedures in Bremen. Ulrike B. Has long been running "bargains" with a lawyer, Irfan C., and has helped his clients "mass" to refugee status. The Public prosecutor's office is now investigating both. The Authority must act urgently, according to official in his mail.

The later head of Bremen branch confirmed conditions indirectly. At beginning of week, Nuremberg News and ZDF-Politmagazin frontal 21 had been quoted from an internal report by later head of Bremen branch, Josefa Schmid. Thus, it was said that evidence of irregularities had already been bamf for a long time. The report also cites a member of Bremen staff who spoke to supervisors about proceedings and later repeatedly pointed out discrepancies. The Bremen Public Prosecutor's Office is report according to its own specifications.

Reworked with high pressure

After announcement of her report on Wednesday, Schmid was surprisingly ordered back to her previous service in Bavarian Deggendorf. Her change was not a criminal conviction, said a spokesman. The authority shared that it wanted to elucidate incidents in Bremen under high pressure – also with involvement of Schmid. She had headed branch office in Bremen since beginning of year.

A spokesman for Federal Ministry also pointed out that his authority and bamf would work out events in Bremen with high pressure. According to him, re have been disciplinary investigations against former branch manager since 2016, which was n relieved of ir duties. "At that time, neir extent nor criminal relevance of employee's misconduct was discernible," said spokesman. In June 2017, bamf was immediately followed up. The authority n submitted a criminal complaint.

Bremen's interior Senator Ulrich Mäurer (SPD) demanded a comprehensive report from his federal colleague Horst Seehofer (CSU). He sees image of Bremen damaged. The Vice-President in Bundestag, Wolfgang Kubicki (FDP), called for an explanation of displacement of branch manager Schmid by federal interior Minister before Internal committee of Bundestag.

In a first version, we had assigned a quote incorrectly to one of officials. That is now corrected.

Date Of Update: 12 May 2018, 12:02