Saxony

Discussion of right-wing violence in Saxony continues

In view of the incidents in Saxony intensifying the debate on xenophobia. The Greens accuse the government of, the rights of a risk to downplay. Interior Minister de Maizière is on the police protection.

The refugee camp in Bautzen was when an arson attack destroyed

After the xenophobic incidents in Clausnitz and Bautzen is Saxony in the nationwide criticism. In particular, the police is concerned, but also Minister of the interior Markus Ulbig from the CDU. Green-boss Cem Özdemir warned in the ARD television before it, the Attacks against refugees in Saxony to be played down. This is for 25 years, happening far too often: “The whole world knows it, that in Saxony a Problem with right wing extremism. It was already at GDR times. You can look it up. And now finally a top priority.” The green member of Parliament Sven-Christian Kindler said in Hanover that “New press” of the “Polizeiversagen” and called Ulbigs withdrawal.

De Maizière takes the police in the protection

Also Minister of the interior Thomas de Maizière criticized the xenophobic incidents in the state of Saxony. In the report from Berlin he called the incidents are unacceptable, but defended at the same time, the actions of the police in Clausnitz. “The police has acted correctly,” said the CDU politician. He could criticism not understand. “It was really all of the asylum seekers quickly off the Bus.”

Minister of the interior Ulbig announced that the operations to investigate. This is especially true for the incident in Clausnitz, for the police themselves massively in the criticism. The background is that the police have a Blockade of about 100 noisy people prevents had and instead of struggling refugees partly forced out of their Bus and brought into the accommodation had brought. The refugees in the Bus would have been afraid. The police have therefore intervention must.

The Chemnitz police chief Reißmann gave refugees the blame

The Chemnitz police chief Uwe Reißmann had the refugees blame the actions of the officials. They had provoked. Reißmann was for this Manifestation have been heavily criticised.

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The district of middle Saxony announced that the operations continue to check. Subject is likely to also be that of the managing Directors member of the right-wing AfD is supposed to be. He saw no reason at the Dorm administrator to doubt, said district administrator Matthias Damm (CDU), according to a report by the Chemnitz-based “Free press”. According to MDR research, were the xenophobic protests in front of the Refugee from the brother of the Einrichtungsleiters co-organized. In an excerpts shown previously Interview of the television program “Exactly” expressed the man to his Regret. The Situation escalated, have you not wanted to, but can not prevent.

Police journey after Brandstiftern

The Saxon police is meanwhile trying to quickly find the person responsible for the arson in the planned Refugee in Bautzen to find. The fire brigade was on the spot traces of Brandbeschleunigern discovered. The investigators want to but also against the Gaffer approach, the action johlend followed, or the work of the fire Department hindered.

In the night to Sunday was the former “Hotel Husarenhof” up in flames: There should March up to 300 refugees find accommodation.

Maas for tough crackdown on the judiciary

Bundesjustizminister Heiko Maas announced again a hard course of justice. The state had in the face of such crimes, “his forces”, said the SPD politician of the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Germany”. Maas also referred to a “dramatic rise” of right-wing extremist crimes. So have it 2015 more than 1000 offences against the accommodation of refugees and asylum seekers. At a March convened Meeting of the Minister of justice of the Federation and the länder should, among other things, a better cooperation between the authorities to be prepared.

as/pab (dpa, afp, kna)