Ellwangen: Green criticize plans for collective accommodation

The incidents in Ellwangen showed that the planned repatriation centres are problematic, the party said. There was support for the use of the police.

Ellwangen: Green criticize plans for collective accommodation

After incidents in refugee accommodation in Ellwangen, green interior expert Irene Mihalic criticized federal government's plans for new repatriation centres. "There is a dynamic and a potential for violence, and all this is also on backs of police forces," she said. "Even in light of background, federal government should reconsider its plans for anchor centres again in principle."

"Anchor" shall be for arrival, decision, repatriation. In centres planned by federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU), asylum seekers are to be accommodated for entire duration of ir application examination. The Union of police (GDP) criticizes plans and rejects use of Federal police in institutions. For Mihalic, this is "no wonder". The Union would reject se centres "also out of concern for colleagues".

At night on Monday, refugees in facility in Ellwangen had forcibly prevented deportation of a Togolese. On Thursday morning, police took a large contingent in refugee shelter and arrested man. A total of 292 people were controlled during raid. Eleven refugees jumped out of windows of refugee shelter. A total of twelve people were injured, including a police officer.

Baden-Württemberg's prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) praised police's great efforts as a result. The Green politician thanked police, "who reacted on Monday with necessary prudence and today with necessary consistency and hardness". Every human being must abide by law and law in our constitutional state. "We do not tolerate any legal clearance, and this assault on police officers must be sanctioned," Kretschmann said to newspapers Heilbronner voice and Mannheimer Morgen.

Criticism from circle of Friends Asylum

CDU general Secretary Annegret Kramp-Cart builder wrote about raid on her Facebook page: While people who need protection could get it in Germany, "If this protection is abused, for example by attacks on police officers, we will Do not accept. " The crackdown of police in Ellwangen "is refore necessary to support properly and absolutely."

CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt called for a tougher approach in response to violent resistance to deportation. "We now need maximum hardness in dealing with deporters," he said. "He who prevents his deportation belongs in detention. Anyone who hinders ors ' deportations must be severely punished and accelerated. " The state should not allow its monopoly of violence to be questioned.

Critics of police mission, on or hand, expressed refugee aid activists. Far Reinhold Baumann of asylum group of friends said that big bet was disproportionate. The man to be deported from Togo was "not a felon or a submerged person". "They found him re."

Last year, almost 24,000 foreigners were deported from Germany. In 2017, 525 deportations by plane had been canceled nationwide, because persons concerned had been on verge of planned departure. Most of se cases occurred at airports in Frankfurt am Main, Munich and Hamburg.

Ellwangen-Seehofer wants federal police in asylum centers Federal Police can support police forces on ground, says federal Interior Minister Seehofer. He intends to introduce concept for asylum centres at end of August. © Photo: Kay Riveter/DPA
Date Of Update: 04 May 2018, 12:02
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