SPD-Linke should be new Commissioner for human rights, to be

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SPD-Linke should be new Commissioner for human rights, to be

Christoph Strässer has resigned his position as Commissioner to Protest against the refugee policy down. The SPD wants to Bärbel Kofler for the successor to make – you heard how Strässer to the left Caucus based.

The SPD in the German Bundestag member Bärbel Kofler, according to the will of their party’s new Commissioner for human rights policy and Humanitarian aid of the Federal government. According to information from the German press Agency is the 48-Year-old is the favorite of the social Democrats. The members of the German Parliament from Bavaria is a member of the foreign Affairs Committee and is regarded as an expert on development policy. Kofler as well as the previous Commissioner for human rights, Christoph Strässer member of the parliamentary Left, a coalition of left-wing SPD deputies.

Strässer had on Monday his resignation was announced. The 66-Year-old named as the reasons of personal Overload, and also the refugee policy of the Grand coalition. In a Letter to the SPD members in his constituency of Munster, he described
the proposed asylum package II on Monday as “difficult to compatible with my own position and my own credibility”.

Chrstioph Strässer is since 2014 Commissioner. At the end of the month, he gives the Post from

Bundestag agrees on Thursday from

The of the Grand coalition after long debates agreed asylum package II looks faster asylum procedure, special reception centres for refugees without prospects of remaining and restrictions on family reunification. For this Tuesday in the SPD faction a Probeabstimmung about set. It is with 30 to 40 Abweichlern expected. On Thursday is true then the Bundestag over the asylum package. Internally, Strässer, according to the German press Agency announced, to vote against.

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a on Facebook published letter to German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) writes Strässer also, that at the time of his assumption of office in 2014, assumed his obligations as a member of Parliament and as a Commissioner for justice. “Given the increasing challenges, in particular in the field of humanitarian aid, I must realize that this is not to my satisfaction to succeed.” So did he, “after intense Consideration,” decided that his work as a member of Parliament with full power to continue.

Steinmeier takes resignation

Steinmeier thanked Strässer, in a reaction for his “tireless and passionate work”. He had to withdraw with a heavy heart accepted. “Half the stuff there was for Christoph Strässer never. I understand, therefore, that he again in the future more of his work in the German Bundestag and in his native Münster want to dedicate,” it says in a statement.

The managing Director of the organization Pro Asyl, Günter Burckhardt, regretted also Strässers withdrawal. “I can understand him, against the Backdrop of the highly problematic human rights policy of the Federal government in dealing with the refugees,” he said. Given the increasing foreclosure is Strässers resignation consequently.

Ba/se (dpa, afp)