Amad A. died after a fire in his cell. The fire in the prison in Kleve, the Syrian refugees, according to a report by the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of justice. However, with this opinion of the düsseldorf state Parliament does not want to accept.
The circumstances of detention and death, are now being worked up by a parliamentary Committee of inquiry. With the votes of the Opposition SPD and the Greens, as well as by the government parties of CDU and FDP, the Parliament decided on the establishment of the body. The AfD included.
The pale-skinned 26-year-old Ahmed A. is said to have been confused with a dark-skinned man from the African state of Mali – and was imprisoned for more than two months innocent in prison. According to SPIEGEL information, the Syrians would have been able to come despite this confusion with the Malian asylum-seekers for weeks the fire out of prison – in return for a payment of just 285 Euro. Initially, it was unclear whether the man knew that too.
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The Committee should now be investigated by structural deficits, but also possible oversights and miscalculations of the government Vdcasino ministries and agencies, said the SPD. “We don’t know how and why, Ahmed A. died.” These questions tormented the nationals.
Two months after the tragedy, the questions have not be answered yet, ‘ said Wolf. The legal expert of the Green group, Stefan Engstfeld, said: “We must draw Lessons from this that something in our country should never happen again.” In the meantime, two more cases have become known in which, in North Rhine-Westphalia men mistakenly imprisoned.
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The CDU to voice however, the application of the SPD and the Greens from Parliament tradition, because of the protection of a minority’s desire. The CDU member of Parliament Bernhard Hoppe-beer, Meyer said, however, the Minister responsible for justice and home Affairs had apologised several times and always about the progress of the investigation information is to be provided. The official investigation report of the Prosecutor’s office Kleve not also.
the SPD and the greens could have their votes solely to the Committee.
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