2023-05-23 14:30:02
Berlin. Turkish lecturer Bahar Aslan, who teaches police officers on “Intercultural Competence” at the Police and Administration University in Cologne, Germany, „There are racists and xenophobes among the police“ When he said that, the crowd stood up. The police union demanded that Lecturer Aslan be fired and punished. Bahar Aslan is being lynched by thousands of Germans, especially right-wing politicians. Bahar Aslan, on the other hand, resists her views alone.
Turkish origin lecturer named Bahar Aslan, “Now I have heart palpitations when I or my friends are caught by the police. Because all the brown (far-right) scum in the security authorities scares us. This is not just my reality, but the truth of many people in this country.” he tweeted. Moreover „police problem – polizeproblem“ used the hashtag.
An example: The taz had a right-wing network with members in #Armed forces, #Police and #Defense of Constitution disclosed. That was at the end of 2018. This made it clear once again how tight #right-wing extremists associated with the security authorities.
— Bahar Aslan (@BaharAslan_) May 20, 2023
Thereupon, the police union and right-wing parties took action against Bahar Aslan. Michael Mertens, President of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Police Union, made a statement to both social media and the German press. “If you look closely, these statements need to be checked in terms of both criminal law and labor law” said. In other words, he demanded that the Turkish teacher be punished and that his employment contract be terminated. Mertens claimed that these statements about those who hold public office were aimed at dividing the society.
But it is interesting that I found out from journalists that I was relieved of my teaching position at the HSPV NRW. On my offer, which I accepted this morning @IM_NRW and offered to the university, there was no response. I’ll leave it like that!
— Bahar Aslan (@BaharAslan_) May 22, 2023
He also accused the policemen who shot the 16-year-old refugee of racism.
In her statement after the shooting and killing of 16-year-old refugee Mouhammed D. from Seneagal in 2022, Bahar Aslan blamed the police and recalled “sometimes targeted checks on foreigners (racial profiling) and sometimes complaints about everyday racism by law enforcement officers”. Making a statement to WDR television, Aslan argued that the immigrant community’s trust in the rule of law and the police was further reduced.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office filed a lawsuit, stating that the police used disproportionate force against the murdered youth in that incident. That court is still ongoing.
CDU: “This is hate speech”
Meanwhile, Gregor Golland, Deputy Chairman of the State Assembly Group of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU), told FOCUS Magazine online, „The removal of Mrs. Aslan from her employment relationship with the police academy” demanded. Golland criticizes the police “hate speech” described as, and “Anyone who develops hate speech should go. This lecturer is absolutely unfit to give police candidates an unbiased view of democracy and tolerance.” said.
Great resistance from Bahar Aslan
Bahar Aslan, a permanent teacher at a school in the city of Gelsenkirchen, did not remain silent about these allegations. While the debate on social media is getting hotter, Aslan said, “I spoke from an immigrant point of view and included the impressions of my friends“ he wrote and “brown scumbags” stated that he used it to describe only those who acted inhuman and racist, not all police officers. The matter was investigated by the State Department of the Interior. (yenivatan.at)
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