Chancellor Angela Merkel promised in September [that the state would] go after those who
attack refugees “with all means available.” Now, though, it has become apparent that her
promise was an empty one. Hardly a day goes by anymore without a violent criminal
[attacking a refugee] hostel. Sometimes they hurl paving stones or Molotov cocktails,
while at others, they simply set facilities on fire or flood them. In a distressing number
of instances, investigators and the judiciary are helpless, and the perpetrators go unpunished.
Violence against refugees: Germany in flames |*ZEIT ONLINE
In January, [Tagesschau] reported that, during 2015, the Federal Criminal Police Office
registered five times more attacks against asylum accommodations than in 2014.
This amounted to 1,000 crimes, but only every fourth case was being assessed.
German authorities are reluctant to pursue such cases because they know that
prosecution of their own citizens would be decried by some segments of the population.
This reluctance makes attacks more likely.
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/angriffe-fluechtlingsunterkuenfte-103.html
Saxony, Germany, harbors the worst of the violence, and its refugee camps are still
sometimes set ablaze. In one case, citizens attempted to prevent the fire department
from extinguishing the fire. These citizens either had no fear of being arrested or their
hatred outweighed their fear. But, since the population knows it is unlikely to be
prosecuted, such events should come as no surprise.
In February, a Bundestag meeting was called to discuss the Saxony attacks.
Attendees agreed that violence had reached a new level and authorities needed to
take immediate action. However, neither the chancellor nor any minister from the
government was in attendance, convincing some onlookers that the government
was not taking the crisis seriously.
Such worries grew in April after Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) [Roman Reusch
became head attorney general]. The AfD is known for its hatred toward refugees,
and Reusch is seen as especially scandalous. “He sits on the board of the AfD in
Brandenburg and supports controversial theses about juvenile delinquency and crimes
committed by foreigners. Nevertheless, Roman Reusch is now to be Berlin’s chief prosecutor,”
reported Spiegel.
AfD-Politiker zum Chef-Staatsanwalt in Berlin befördert - SPIEGEL ONLINE
The move convinced some that Germany isn’t seeking justice for refugees but
rather to conceal acts of violence against them. “The Turkish association
condemned Reusch’s appointment as a scandal,” [Die Welt] reported.
Ayse Demir, chief executive officer of the Turkish Union of Berlin-Brandenburg,
called the appointment “more than worrisome.”
Berlin: Umstrittener AfD-Funktionär wird leitender Staatsanwalt - DIE WELT
Chancellor Angela Merkel appears to be trying to appease both the refugees
and the citizens, but this tactic is only encouraging more violence.
Last August, Spiegel wrote[ “Dark Germany, Bright Germany: Which Side Will
Prevail Under Strain of Refugees?]” It has since become clear that it is both
the German people and the government who are empowering “dark Germany.”
SPIEGEL Cover Story: The New Germany - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Is Berlin’s Flawed Refugee Policy Reviving ‘Dark Germany’?
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