German police are accused of 'racial profiling' after telling authorities to keep refugees away from carnival celebrations 'in light of the ongoing security situation'
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Police in North Rhine-Westphalia criticised after telling refugees to stay away from traditional German carnivals
The police said they feared 'undesirable interactions' with local people in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz
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German police have warned refugee groups against visiting carnival celebrations because of the risk of 'undesirable interactions' with local people.
The North Rhine-Westphalia state police said they feared what would happen if there were 'mass appearances of refugees and asylum seekers' at traditional festivals.
Carnival celebrations in Germany, known as Fasching, last from November through until Rose Monday, the day before Shrove Tuesday, which this year is on 27 February.
Crowds will pack the centre of Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz, for parades and traditional performances of folk music and dance.
But the memo, obtained by the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper and reported in The Independent, said: 'We are aware that last year, carers of refugees and asylum seekers organised visits to carnival events.'
'In light of the ongoing security situation in Germany, due to the events of the past couple of years, it could lead to undesirable interactions with the population and we advise against it.'
So, some of them are at last learning something.
Too late, I imagine.