C The head of the League and Federal Minister of the Interior, Horst Seehofer, is victim of a campaign led by his political opponents. To criticize his recent remarks on refugee policy, he said that "Augsburger Allgemeine": "Anyone who wants to see it, sees that a campaign is being conducted here, which goes against me and my party. "
Get people from the CSU for this. "Many critics miss exactly what they accuse me: decency and style," complains Seehofer
The Interior Minister pointed out that despite the asylum dispute, he worked well with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU): often together in the chancellor's office and say: No one believes that now, despite all the differences, we are talking in a very normal way. "
He and she discuss soberly and objectively, after which they greet each other in a friendly manner." Contrary to what is sometimes said, the overthrow of the Chancellor has never been an option for me and the break with the CDU does not it was not. "
His controversial statement on 69 Afghans deported to his 69th birthday was" completely out of connected, "Seehofer told the newspaper.
" Who Carries My Signature "
Wednesday at Berlin, Seehofer responded to the question he regretted this statement: "No." He simply declared it then, without expressing joy or deportation as "birthday present". . Therefore, the excitement on his comment is inappropriate.
At the presentation of his "Masterplan Migration" on July 10, Seehofer told reporters: "Just for my 69th birthday, 69 – this was not my order – had been sent back to Afghanistan." Seehofer had already been discussed on the difficulties in deportations. He wanted to draw attention to progress with the numerical example. In comparable collective expulsions, there were previously far fewer people on board the plane. Seehofer added after the controversial sentence, it's "far above what has been customary."
With a seemingly amused facial expression the minister made the statement of indignation. In social networks, a video clip has been shared with the controversial statement on several occasions and Seehofer considers deportation as a kind of birthday present. On Wednesday, Seehofer pointed out that he had decided Sunday with Merkel that Germany was receiving 50 boat people saved. In addition, shortly after taking office, he badured that a resettlement program this year would allow nearly 5,000 particularly needy refugees to come to Germany. "This bears my signature, I do not speak about it every day, when I am judged again, which lacks all human qualities," said Seehofer.
