Lecturer of Turkish origin at the Police Academy in Germany was expelled for Saying that she was personally intimidated by the racism among the country’s police officers.
the decision To dismiss Bahar Aslan from her position at the Police Academy in the West city of Gelsenkirchen angered the leaders in German Turkish community.
Aslan was fired from her position as a lecturer on on Monday after tweeting that she and her other friends were concerned about racist mistreatment by the police.
“My heart starts racing when I or my friends get arrested in Check the police because all the brown filth inside the security services is intimidating usshe tweeted. This is not the case just for me realitybut that of a lot people in this country.”
The phrase “brown filth” refers to far-right groups. detection in Recent years that members of Such groups held positions in German police and security services caused Frequent scandals in Country.
Police Academy announced on Monday that Aslan was inappropriate for It conveys unbiased or justified view of Democracy, tolerance and impartiality because of her statements.
Aslan, a writer, had studied cultures skills To aspiring police officers before they are fired over tweet. She admitted that she might have made An unfortunate choice of Lyrics “But called it firing “Dark day for freedom of Opinion “and” a clear issue of Abolition of culture.
“I’m sorry if the police officers who They do their job in In a typical way she feels involved. I was concerned with These employees who Take part in far right chats, who poison complete sections with “They severely undermined confidence,” Aslan told Zeit newspaper after her dismissal of her racist stance in This establishment in particular in migrant community. “
Christos Katzidis, centre-right politician who as an interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, where the academy is located, called Aslan’s remarks “intolerable and unacceptable”.
Gökay Sofuoğlu, al national president of Turkish community in Advocacy in Germany (TGD) group both defended and harshly criticized Aslan firing in a permit on Wednesday.
“anyone who Committed lecture, because she is expelled points For racial structures within the police, part of it of racism problem in Germany, “Sofuoğlu”. Aslan just countless people in Germany feels, what are they experience And what are they afraid of of. “
Serhat Ulusoy, Head of State of Turkish Federation in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, called for the decision To be withdrawn and reconsidered by responsible authorities.
Sofuoglu said it was clear Aslan was not referring to all police officers as such but he was referring to very real problem within the country’s security services. He cited racial profiling, in which the police target individuals over Their race, as well as revelation of Racist and extremist opinions expressed by police officers in private group chats.
Sofuoglu also He referred to the disastrous police handling of fatal for years terror campaign Pregnancy out by neo-Nazis group The National Socialist Underground (NSU) that targeted the Turks community.
German police were recently rocked by an investigation into more police officers in Western country of Hess over right-wing extremist tendencies.
In the past Years ago, the German Police Federation (GdP) acknowledged its existence of Radical right-wing elements among its officers after the suspension of Five officers in Frankfurt. the move It came after an investigation with five officers who An extreme right-wing cell has formed that shares photos of Sent Hitler and the swastika death Threats to a Turkish lawyer 2-year-old daughter. According to the German Daily Frankfurter Neue Presse, A.J group Called “NSU 2.0” he sent threatening messages containing Racist remarks by Seda Basay Yildiz, one of lawyers for victims of Neo-Nazi terrorist groupNational Socialist Underground (NSU).
For example, in 2020, 29 German police officers were arrested over Far-right propaganda in chat groups.
the material said Herbert Roll, insider minister of State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The offending images included the photos of Adolf Hitler and the Swastika, fictional depiction of Refugee in gas chamber of A concentration camp and another mocking shooting of black-Royal people skins added.
the material have been exchanged in Rowell said that at least five WhatsApp groups are wholly or largely used by police officers. One of Those groups seemed to be set up in 2012 and one which contains the most images, in 2015. Last message sent on Aug 27.
