Neo-Nazi crimes also target democracy in country, says German commission
6 April 2012 / SÜLEYMAN BAĞ & AZAMAT DAMIR , BERLIN
Neo-Nazi groups suspected of the murder of nine immigrants, including eight Turks, in racially motivated attacks over the span of six years starting in 2000, have shaken the democratic and liberal social order in Germany.
“The murdered people are our citizens who have made Germany their new motherland. The murders committed are not ordinary ones,” says Sebastian Edathy, the head of the Research Commission of the German Federal Assembly, adding, “In the future we will come face-to-face with the unprecedented failure of civilization.” According to Edathy, Germany’s democratic principles have been violated.
In the meantime, Edathy expressed shock as to the ignorance of the Turkish media about these incidents, emphasizing how the Turkish media remain disinterested in the neo-Nazi terrorist attacks that killed eight Turks.
The string of killings of small businessmen, including a florist, a tailor and fast-food store owners -- referred to as the “kebab murders” -- went unsolved for years with authorities suspecting organized crime rather than politically motivated racist groups. Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel commemorated the Neo-Nazi victims of the last decade on Feb. 23, 2011 with an official ceremony asking for forgiveness for the killings. In her speech Merkel promised to do everything possible to prevent a repeat of the “cold-blooded” murders.
Edathy said that no commission had been established in Germany to investigate violence committed by right-wing extremists. Three months ago, a commission of 11 members was set up under the federal parliament to investigate the neo-Nazi crimes across Germany. The goal of the commission is to find answers to questions such as why security forces are not following members of the National Socialist Underground (NSU), and why there are gaps in security mechanisms.
Source http://www.todayszaman.com/news-276660-neo-nazi-crimes-also-target--democracy--in-country--says-german-commission.html
Neo-Nazi groups suspected of the murder of nine immigrants, including eight Turks, in racially motivated attacks over the span of six years starting in 2000, have shaken the democratic and liberal social order in Germany.
“The murdered people are our citizens who have made Germany their new motherland. The murders committed are not ordinary ones,” says Sebastian Edathy, the head of the Research Commission of the German Federal Assembly, adding, “In the future we will come face-to-face with the unprecedented failure of civilization.” According to Edathy, Germany’s democratic principles have been violated.
In the meantime, Edathy expressed shock as to the ignorance of the Turkish media about these incidents, emphasizing how the Turkish media remain disinterested in the neo-Nazi terrorist attacks that killed eight Turks.
The string of killings of small businessmen, including a florist, a tailor and fast-food store owners -- referred to as the “kebab murders” -- went unsolved for years with authorities suspecting organized crime rather than politically motivated racist groups. Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel commemorated the Neo-Nazi victims of the last decade on Feb. 23, 2011 with an official ceremony asking for forgiveness for the killings. In her speech Merkel promised to do everything possible to prevent a repeat of the “cold-blooded” murders.
Edathy said that no commission had been established in Germany to investigate violence committed by right-wing extremists. Three months ago, a commission of 11 members was set up under the federal parliament to investigate the neo-Nazi crimes across Germany. The goal of the commission is to find answers to questions such as why security forces are not following members of the National Socialist Underground (NSU), and why there are gaps in security mechanisms.
Source http://www.todayszaman.com/news-276660-neo-nazi-crimes-also-target--democracy--in-country--says-german-commission.html
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