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Germany ends political asylum for Iraqis
Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan.Interior Minister Otto Schilly removed the stop on decisions in the cases of asylum applicants from Iraq. A similar instruction was already issued by the SPD politicianâs ministry in mid-September to the Federal Bureau for the Recognition of Foreign Refugees. Earlier, because of the Iraq war, the bureau stopped sending decision letters to asylum applicants for months. The ministry now justifies the resumption of decisions on asylum cases with the statement that "at the time and in the near future political persecution in Iraq can be ruled out." No thanks to Herr Schroeder for taking any action to end political persecution in Iraq. At least his government can recognize the change. Original news article (auf Deutsch) here. Posted by: Dar 2003-11-18 |
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