After three fights in Vienna-Brigittenau and Meidling over the weekend, a 29-year-old Russian has been arrested. He is said to have taken several suspects in a car to Anton Kummerer Park for the first fight. Politicians have now also spoken out, including Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP).
He has instructed the Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum to initiate withdrawal procedures for those who have protection status. He also announced that the police presence would be increased “massively” – especially at train stations, metro stations and parks. “The Directorate General will ensure that police from other federal states are also deployed to strengthen the forces in Vienna,” the Directorate General said in a statement.
FPÖ: An immediate crisis meeting is needed
On Monday, the Vienna FPÖ called for an immediate emergency meeting with all city hall parties and the Minister of the Interior. “Not a day goes by in Vienna without gang wars between Syrians, Afghans and Chechens (…). The fact is that these are clearly illegal criminal gangs of asylum seekers,” said Vienna FPÖ leader Dominik Nepp and Petra Steger of the FPÖ Meidling in a joint broadcast.
To make the city safe again, those involved must be ‘removed from the country as quickly as possible’.
Police are getting closer to the motive
Despite the lack of information, police are probably closer to a motive. A dispute between Chechens on one side and Syrians or Afghans on the other cannot be completely dismissed, it was said.
As reported, several people were injured in fights in Vienna-Brigittenau and Meidling this weekend, including with knives. During initial interviews, the young suspects were “not very talkative.” Investigators are now hoping for more information from surveillance cameras, as the crime scene in Meidlingen is close to a metro station.
Source: Krone
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