05 January 2017
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"The German state of Brandenburg will not deport asylum seekers if they have been victimized by right-wing violence.
Local media reported on Tuesday that Brandenburg's Interior Ministry had asked local authorities to use the leeway available to them to make sure foreigners whose asylum applications had been rejected, but who had been victims of right-wing attacks, could stay in the country.
With the decree issued on December 21, the Interior Ministry implemented a resolution Brandenburg's parliament had passed in April. The directive posits that victims of crimes and witnesses to crimes of a certain severity should be allowed to stay in Germany. This includes crimes such as attempted murder, assault, arson and bomb attacks, but also kidnapping, theft, blackmail, public riots and sexual offenses.
Asylum seekers who have committed a crime or share responsibility for a violent incident are exempt from the new rule."
See the article: German state of Brandenburg may not deport far-right victims (Deutsche Welle, link)
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