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CSU Faction Head, Hoffmann, Launches Verbal Assault on Pro-Asylum Faction - CSU's Group Head Hoffmann Launches Critique Against Pro-Asylum Policies
The recent leader of the CSU parliamentary group in Germany's Bundestag, Alexander Hoffmann, has made serious accusations against humanitarian organizations like Pro Asyl. This centers around the controversial repatriations at the German-Polish border deemed illegal by Berlin's Administrative Court. Hoffmann suggests in the "Augsburger Allgemeine" that Germans may have supported Somali asylum seekers more covertly even before their entry. Pro Asyl swiftly refuted these claims, asserting they are a human rights organization.
A Stage-Managed Stance
Hoffmann calls the case of the three Somali asylum seekers a "stunningly theatrical series of events" and implies a possible "staging" by asylum activists. He stated that "Pro Asyl has been active along the refugee routes for years, coaching refugees to discard their IDs, making deportation a lot harder."
About the Somali trio, Hoffmann pointed out that one individual transformed from a legal adult in the first two attempts to entering Germany to a minor in the third attempt, with ID documents showing peculiarities suggesting forgery. Strangely, all three owned brand-new phones, preventing a trace of their travel route. "To me, this chain of events gives a very distinct vibe of a stage-managed affair by asylum activists," he explained.
Rebutting the Remarks
Karl Kopp, Pro Asyl's managing director, counters that these allegations hold no ground in reality. "We're a human rights organization, providing legal assistance to refugees," he underscores. "This applies to the three Somalis, one of whom is still a minor." The accusations of discarding IDs or acquiring new phones are false, according to Kopp, implying they're personal attacks on their work.
The Berlin Administrative Court announced on Monday that the repatriation of the three Somalis at the Frankfurt (Oder) border control was illegal. As there was no identified EU country responsible for the asylum claims of the affected individuals, their rejection was deemed unlawful. Currently, the three individuals have returned to Berlin while their situations are reviewed, stated a spokesperson for Berlin's Senate Administration for the Interior.
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- Alexander Hoffmann's allegations against Pro Asyl, centered around the controversial repatriations at the German-Polish border, have escalated the debate over asylum policy in EC countries to a political level, with the case of the three Somali asylum seekers at the center of the controversy.
- The ongoing dispute between Alexander Hoffmann and Pro Asyl, regarding allegations of "staging" by asylum activists in the case of the Somali trio, raises questions about the role of politics and policy-and-legislation in the handling of general-news stories like this, including crime-and-justice issues such as asylum and immigration.
