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Lower Saxony Minister Denounces NRW Move to Track Multiple Nationalities in Crime Data

She argues the change offers no benefit for police work.

Daniela Behrens (SPD) kritisiert NRW-Innenminister Reul – Niedersachsen hält an bisheriger Praxis fest
Niedersachsens Innenministerin Daniela Behrens (SPD): Sie wundert sich über das Vorgehen in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Overview

  • North Rhine–Westphalia has begun recording multiple nationalities of suspects in its criminal statistics retroactive to July 1, according to Interior Minister Herbert Reul.
  • Niedersachsen Interior Minister Daniela Behrens criticized the approach as misguided and said her state will keep its existing practice.
  • Behrens said the debate heads in the wrong direction and insisted that German citizenship should not be graded by additional passports.
  • Reul defended the change as necessary to measure reality and cited potential indications of flight risk relevant to detention decisions.
  • Current nationwide statistics record only the German nationality when a suspect holds dual citizenship, while the CDU opposition in Lower Saxony calls separate reporting a step toward transparency.