Federal police issue illegal fee notifications – arbitrary criminalization of refugees must not become a practice

The Saxon Refugee Council condemns the unlawful and discriminatory action of the Federal Police, which wrongly charged a refugee with fees for recognition services and interpreting costs. The reason for the action was that the person concerned could commit a crime again in the near future. A few months ago, the seeker of protection, who had committed no crime, received a fee notice of 102.73 euros for special recognition services – on the ground…