Posted on January 12, 2017

German Police Union Chief Warns of Potential No-Go Zones

Chris Tomilson, Breitbart, January 11, 2017

German Police Union chief Rainer Wendt has warned of the possibility of “police free areas” in which police and other authorities will be unable to enforce the law.

Mr. Wendt has warned German politicians to get the criminal element in the country under control or risk “police-free zones in Germany”. He said that “2017 must be a year of prosecution”, demanding police be allowed to properly enforce the law and hard measures be taken against those “who do not adhere to the laws”, Die Welt reports.

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In order to combat criminal elements, Wendt said the government must make more use of technology to boost police presence and capability. He recommended more CCTV cameras in public areas which could work with pattern and facial recognition software to register potential crimes thus allowing police to stop crimes before they happen or better help them identify suspects.

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Chief Commissioner of Criminal Investigation Ralf Feldmann said the possibility of no-go areas in the region was very real. Feldmann said that three members of the Kurdish-Lebanese community told him last year “the police would not win the fight with us because we are too many”.

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