GERMANY: Disturbing Rise of Right-Wing Violence
The Federal Criminal Police Office (or BKA) said in a report released last week that politically and racially motivated crimes by the far right hit a record high of more than 20,000 in 2008. Figures for 2009 won't be released until early next year, but the BKA expects them also to be above normal. 'On average, two to three far-right motivated violent crimes are committed in Germany each day. And there are around three to four anti-Semitic violent crimes each month,' says Jörg Ziercke, the president of the BKA. 'There's a real danger to people's lives because far-right attacks tend to be very spontaneous, brutal and violent.' Right-wing radicals have become increasingly brazen, too, carrying out attacks in public places, such as train stations, bus stops and outside bars and restaurants. In addition to el-Sherbini's murder, Ziercke says there were five politically or racially motivated attempted murders by the far right in 2009.
The Federal Criminal Police Office (or BKA) said in a report released last week that politically and racially motivated crimes by the far right hit a record high of more than 20,000 in 2008. Figures for 2009 won't be released until early next year, but the BKA expects them also to be above normal. 'On average, two to three far-right motivated violent crimes are committed in Germany each day. And there are around three to four anti-Semitic violent crimes each month,' says Jörg Ziercke, the president of the BKA. 'There's a real danger to people's lives because far-right attacks tend to be very spontaneous, brutal and violent.' Right-wing radicals have become increasingly brazen, too, carrying out attacks in public places, such as train stations, bus stops and outside bars and restaurants. In addition to el-Sherbini's murder, Ziercke says there were five politically or racially motivated attempted murders by the far right in 2009.
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