“Only a fraction are Ukrainian refugees”: original (translated), archive
No 3-star hotel: Refugees protest against accommodation: original (translated), archive
No 3-star hotel: Refugees protest against accommodation: original (translated), archive
Since the beginning of the wave of refugees as a result of the war in Eastern Europe, critical voices have been warning that non-Ukrainians could use the opportunity to come to Germany. After the riots in a Munich refugee accommodation, this suspicion was confirmed. More than 50 people clashed there on Saturday and triggered a large-scale police operation.
According to the Bild newspaper, an official said about the conditions on site: "Only a fraction are really Ukrainian refugees." Among other things, large families that are assigned to the Sinti and Roma ethnic groups are conspicuous. “They have brand new Ukrainian passports, which are also real. Someone in Ukraine is making a fortune right now," the newspaper quoted the police officer as saying.
Refugees want 3-star hotels
Members of these groups are said to have been involved in the argument. The situation escalated as some of them who have scabies should be separated from the group. A security guard used pepper spray, after which 20 people had to be treated for eye irritation. After the riot, 30 adults and 70 children were moved to another accommodation.As early as mid-March, a group of refugees who are also said to have been Sinti and Roma caused unrest in Miesbach, Bavaria. The 57 people protested against being housed in a sports hall. They were expecting a 3 star hotel.
The refugees had been taken by bus from Munich to Miesbach. On the way there, they damaged the interior of the vehicle and harassed the bus driver. The situation then escalated upon arrival.
Strobl: We have to know who is coming to us
The migrants protested against the accommodation in the gym and stated that they did not want to stay there. District Administrator Olaf von Löwis (CSU) had to intervene. Ultimately, the bus turned around and drove back to Munich. The driver declined the offer of police protection. However, the identity of the refugees remained unclear.Baden-Württemberg's Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) warns of exactly this. Given the number of migrants entering the country every day, there is a security problem in Germany, he told the Stuttgarter Zeitung . "We need to know who is staying in our country." He advocates "registering the immigrants, carrying out a security check and then distributing them in a controlled manner in the republic".
Arrivals in Berlin are not checked
Meanwhile, Berlin's governing mayor, Franziska Giffey (SPD), is complaining that the capacity in the capital is overburdened. Around 10,000 refugees from Ukraine arrive there every day. Berlin takes in more people than all other federal states combined.According to the BZ, the identity of arriving migrants in the capital is no longer checked. Accordingly, fingerprints are no longer taken and no master data such as names and dates of birth are compared with the database.
This is a combination of two news pieces which were closely related. As the original one was extremely short, I decided to join them together to give more context to the situation going on.
