The ‘hot returns’ of asylum seekers are clearly unlawful, Frag den Staat pointed out.

On Friday, the organization Ask the State (Frag den Staat) filed a complaint against German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Federal Police Chief Dieter Romann for turning away asylum seekers at land borders, despite rulings from German judges suggesting that such actions may be illegal.

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Frag den Staat argued that the so-called “hot returns” introduced by the new administration of Chancellor Friedrich Merz are “clearly unlawful,” citing a ruling by the Berlin Administrative Court, which granted temporary relief measures to three asylum seekers who had been denied entry.

“Dobrindt knows this too. Yet he maintains the order to continue with the rejections. In doing so, he is openly breaking the law and declaring war on the rule of law,” said the German organization in defense of free information.

Frag den Staat also alleged that Dobrindt and Romann may be committing a criminal offense by encouraging illegal conduct. It further warned border agents that they, too, could be held accountable in court if they participate in pushbacks.

“It is a lesson from National Socialism that officials cannot justify their actions by saying they were just following orders,” the organization emphasized.

Despite the Berlin court’s decision, Dobrindt said the rejection of asylum seekers at the border would continue and that the government would try to win the case in regular proceedings, before appealing to a higher court if necessary.

On Thursday, the Berlin regional branch of the German Association of Judges reported that the three judges responsible for the ruling had been defamed and received personal threats.

In the month since the implementation of the pushback policy, German police have denied entry to 160 asylum seekers at the borders. However, authorities allowed 46 children and pregnant women to formally apply for asylum in Germany.

“Ask the State” is part of the Open Knowledge Foundation, which has a mission to “create a more open world – a world where all non-personal information is open, free for everyone to use, build on and share; and creators and innovators are fairly recognised and rewarded.”

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Source: EFE

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