Source: Global Times New Media
According to the Associated Press reported on the 16th, the German government said on Wednesday that it will work to ensure that refugees fleeing conflicts in Ukraine and other regions will not become victims of criminal acts. Previously, cases of rape of refugees sparked a public outcry.
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Authorities in the western German city of Düsseldorf confirmed that a young woman, who was placed on a hotel boat for refugees on the Rhine, reported to the police earlier this month that she had been sexually assaulted by two men.
Antonia Massenberg of the prosecutor's office in Düsseldorf said both suspects had been detained but declined to confirm reports in German media that the victim was an 18-year-old Ukrainian woman on the grounds of protecting privacy.
Sascha Lawrenz, a spokesman for the German Interior Ministry, told reporters in Berlin that the authorities were "working to ensure that people seeking asylum in Germany can get [asylum]".
According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on the 15th, a young man holding Ukrainian and Moroccan passports reported to the police that he was raped by two men in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The man fled from Ukraine to Germany, where he was previously placed at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Center. The man said he got a glass of wine from the suspect at the exhibition hall, after which he barely remembered.
According to the person, he reported that he woke up to "severe pain and injury" in the genital area, and after examination at the hospital, traces of sexual abuse were found on his body.
In the past month, Germany has registered more than 160,000 refugees from Ukraine, many of them women, children and the elderly.
The International Organization for Migration on Wednesday expressed concern about the trafficking situation and reports of abuses against vulnerable people fleeing war in Ukraine. The agency said: "Incidents of sexual violence have been reported ... There are indications that some refugees may have been exploited. ”
The agency recommends that anyone providing transportation or shelter for refugees should coordinate with local conservation organizations to share contact details, travel routes and places of accommodation "for proper supervision and protection."
The Berlin police also posted notices at Berlin's main train station warning young people and women to be aware of suspicious transactions and reporting them to the police.