Overview
- After new documents reached the parliamentary inquiry, SPD deputy Lisa-Kristin Kapteinat urged the dismissal of Migration Minister Josefine Paul and accused her of deliberate misleading.
- Internal emails show a Saturday evening note about the suspect’s failed Dublin transfer to Bulgaria was forwarded to Paul within minutes while she was in France, and she responded early Sunday asking why returns to Syria were not occurring.
- A ministry spokeswoman said decisive identification — described as the “That’s the man” confirmation — was only available on Sunday, confirmed by the state criminal police office.
- CDU and Green representatives said the SPD is misinterpreting unconfirmed internal notes and seeking spectacle, adding that Paul cut short her trip and coordinated with her team on Sunday.
- The files also reflect the LKA asked the ministry on Saturday to help obtain the suspect’s asylum file, highlighting questions over coordination and a previously failed transfer; the attacker was later sentenced to life imprisonment.