The Green Party faction in the European Parliament fears legal consequences for police officers who have rejected asylum seekers. “Police officers are making themselves liable for the migration theater of Mr. Dobrindt” said the head of the German Greens in the European Parliament, Erik Marquardt, to the news magazine “Focus.” “These rejections take place without any legal basis” the Green politician continued. If courts were to stop these measures, “Mr. Dobrindt would not be held responsible, but the police officers.” “If a police officer rejects an asylum seeker at the border, they are responsible and take on the entire blame” said Marquardt. “The officers are simply risking their profession.” As the first act, Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) ordered the federal police to also reject asylum seekers at the German border at the beginning of May. Legally, this approach is highly controversial.
Green Party Warns of Legal Risks for Border Police Rejecting Asylum Seekers
