German police want refugees kept away from carnival
Published time: 6 Feb 2017 | 17:49 GMT
© Kai Pfaffenbach
Reuters /
Police in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia are facing heavy criticism after an email surfaced in which they asked refugee centers not to organize carnival visits for their residents and tell them to willingly submit to police searches.
The letter, which was sent out by NRW police in anticipation of the kickoff of Cologne’s carnival celebrations on February 23, sparked outrage among politicians after being published by the local newspaper Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.
The letter cites security concerns in asking municipal-run refugee centers not to organize excursions to Karneval festivities for their residents this year in order to avoid “undesirable interactions” between the asylum seekers and the population. It also asked the centers to advise their residents to submit to police searches “without complaint.”
The letter was reportedly sent to 13 refugee facilities and state authorities in Cologne.
https://www.rt.com/document/58989231c46188980f8b4636/amp
