Tag: North Rhine-Westphalia
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Immigration office wants brothers of Mouhamed Dramé, killed by police, to leave Germany – Supporters demand right to remain
Sidy and Lassana Dramé are to leave Germany – despite possible appeal against acquittal of perpetrator. The immigration office has already confiscated their passports. Now resistance is forming. Sidy and Lassana Dramé face deportation from Germany, even though the legal…
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Grand control coalition: German conservatives and social democrats call for ‘zero tolerance’ on internal security
The incoming government hands over the Federal Ministry of the Interior to the Conservatives. The coalition agreement proclaims a ‘turning point’ in internal security. Stricter surveillance measures and laws are planned. With the new coalition agreement published on Wednesday, the…
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At least ten deaths after police used Taser in Germany: Introduction in further federal states to come
Five German states are using ‘distance electro-pulse devices’ in patrol duty, with more to follow. The Federal Police are also trialling their introduction in Berlin. In Germany, the police have been using Tasers since the turn of the millennium, but…
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German trial over death of refugee Mouhamed Dramé ends with acquittals for five police defendants
After a year of trial, five police officers in Dortmund have been acquitted. The court recognised Mouhamed Dramé’s jumping up as self-defence-situation for the defendants – even though the victim was forced to do so by them. In the German…