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Germany: volunteer border police

01 March 1993

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The Federal Border Police have started testing electronic surveillance systems (radar and infra red) along the borders with Poland and the Czech Republic. They are also recruiting 1,600 volunteers to try and stop immigrants entering the country along these borders. The volunteers will have a four week crash training course - compared to 2« years for regular officers. The mayor of Neugersdorf, near the Czech border, said this would give authority to people turning back refugees: "This only legitimises a practice that already exists".

The recruitment of this new volunteer force comes after a survey of a similar force in Berlin found that of 200 members examined 89 had a criminal or rightwing background (including gun smuggling and attacks on immigrants). The Berlin volunteer force helps regular police with riot control and guards Jewish memorials and hostels for refugees from attack.

Guardian 17.2.93; Migration News Sheet March 1993.

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