The inhabitants of the city Solingen several dozen hours after the attack they wonder, how could this attack happenhow is it possible that the German services failed to prevent this crime. 26-year-old Syrianas it turns out, he was well known to the German services and successfully outsmarted them.
As reported by German media, a man should not have been in the house for a long time Germanybecause his asylum application was rejectedand the responsible administration decided to deport him to Bulgariawhere he crossed the border, entering the area European Union. However, the man was expelled from Germany shortly before he disappeared and successfully hid from the services.
Nay, it was not decided to send an arrest warrant for himbecause he was considered a harmless person. The case of the 26-year-old shows that with the ever-increasing wave of migration, German services They can't cope with effective control of refugees and immigrants coming to Germany.
Although only a small group are extremiststhe German system is failing to screen and effectively return those who either do not meet the requirements for asylum or pose a potential threat.
Attack in Solingen. Empty words of the government
Residents of Solingen gathering in the city center on the weekend they expressed their great dissatisfaction with German policy. Among them were also migrants or children of those who came to Germany a dozen or so years ago. The latter fear that anti-Islamic sentiment in Germany – already tense after the situation in the Middle East – they will grow.
And they blame the ruling politicians for this, they do little to reduce the level of aggression against Muslims. Others are disappointed with the words and actions of politicians after the attack itself.
– We only heard that we have to stick together, that this crime is condemnable, but there are no specific declarations about what will happen in the near future – she said. inside 50-year-old Eleonore, who lives on the outskirts of Solingen.
In fact, politicians, including the Federal Minister of the Interior, did not comment on the plans tightening regulations on possession of sharp instruments in public placesThe German government has been talking about a ban for months, but the regulations have not been amended so far, even though the statistics are alarming.
In 2023, the police in Germany recorded nearly nine thousand cases of attack using a knife. It's almost 1000 cases more than in 2022.
Germany: Attack fuels opposition
Attack in Solingen is already being used for political purposes. It is like fuel for populists ahead of the upcoming local elections in eastern Germany. In less than a week, residents of Saxony and Thuringia will go to the polls, where the far-right Alternative for Germany already has almost 30 percent support.
Attack in Solingen has become political fuel for far-right populists. They are already announcing that in the final stretch of the election campaign they will speak about their reasoning for closing Germany to refugees and immigrants.
Although they know very well that without migration the German market and economy they can't handle itthe topic of migration is the top priority, because people are panicking about the topic of security. But it is not only populists who use radical statements. Also the German Christian Democrats, who in the polls are going with AfD They fight head to head and fiercely for the leadership position, using fierce language that does not differ significantly from the way populists communicate.
Also Friedrich Merzchairman CDUdemanded the closure of the border for Syrians and citizens AfghanistanIn a letter addressed to Olaf Scholza He wrote directly: “I appeal to you to make decisions quickly and without further delay that will be consistently aimed at preventing further terrorist attacks such as the one that took place last Friday in our country.”
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is going to visit Solingen today. He is to visit a spontaneously created memorial site for the victims of Friday's attack, meet with city authorities and the services that helped residents after the attack.
There are no plans for a meeting with residents in the program, although there were initially plans to organize a citizens' dialogue during which the head of the German government would have to face difficult questions from residents. But the chancellor is known for he doesn't like to answer questions directly.
From Solingen for Interia Tomasz Lejman