Foto: © Anke Illing
Montag, 27. März 2006
Some are more equal than others
urmila, 21:44h
The German government seems to follow the rules of George Orwell's 'Animal Farm': Some are more equal than others.
If you are a German citizen and something happens to you abroad, then the German government will do it's best to guarantee your rights. But if you are a citizen living in Germany and due to the restrictive naturalisation rules you do not have the German citizenship, than the government might want to get rid of you, when you are in trouble.
A young 'German' with Turkish citizenship was interned in Guantanamo by the 'Americans'. According to a news magazine article more than three years ago the 'Americans' were willig to release him because they could not find anything which showed his involvement in acts of terrorism. But the German government was not willing to let him reenter Germany. They wanted him to be deported to Turkey. Thus he stayed in Guantanomo.
Not only some are more equal than others, some others do not seem to have any rights at all in Germany.
If you are a German citizen and something happens to you abroad, then the German government will do it's best to guarantee your rights. But if you are a citizen living in Germany and due to the restrictive naturalisation rules you do not have the German citizenship, than the government might want to get rid of you, when you are in trouble.
A young 'German' with Turkish citizenship was interned in Guantanamo by the 'Americans'. According to a news magazine article more than three years ago the 'Americans' were willig to release him because they could not find anything which showed his involvement in acts of terrorism. But the German government was not willing to let him reenter Germany. They wanted him to be deported to Turkey. Thus he stayed in Guantanomo.
Not only some are more equal than others, some others do not seem to have any rights at all in Germany.
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