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Germany: In brief

01 November 1997

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Germany: Border police cashes in on immigrants: The German border police take money from migrants who have tried to enter Germany illegally (see also Statewatch, vol 6 no 6). In an answer to a question tabled by the PDS, the government stated that depending on the rank of the officers, migrants had to pay between 63,- and 122,-DM per hour. The money would be used to help financing police border controls. die tageszeitung, 1.8.97; CILIP.

Germany: Detention centre closed: The detention centre in Eisenhüttenstatt (East Germany) has been closed after clashes between asylum seekers and officers. According to the Interior Ministerium of Brandenburg, violence broke out after detainees set furniture alight to express solidarity with an asylum seeker from Ghana who resisted his deportation. Asylum seekers disputed the official version and said that the police did not help them to leave the burning building. The refugees had to use bits of furniture to force their way out of the building. die tageszeitung, 22.11.97.

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