German lawmakers cite major errors, security service biases, in probe of neo-Nazi killings

by  Associated Press German neo-Nazi killings probe cites major errors Associated Press - 22 August 2013 10:12-04:00

BERLIN (AP) — A German parliamentary investigation into a far-right murder spree that went undetected for years has found that security services made scores of errors, partially because of institutional bias against immigrants.

The nearly 1,400-page report released Thursday follows a 19-month review of how police and intelligence agencies failed to stop the National Socialist Underground group killing eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000 and 2007.

The group was only linked to the killings after two main members died in a murder-suicide after a botched 2011 bank robbery. The third suspected main member is now on trial.

The cross-party committee says authorities didn't properly consider the possibility that the killings were racially motivated, partly because of their own biases. It calls for more minorities in the security services.

News Topics: General news, Neo-Nazism, Nazism, Government and politics

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