Authorities have lost track of three people who may post a threat, MP said
Authorities are investigating 547 asylum seekers who may pose a security threat to Germany, according to the country’s interior minister, Thomas de Maizière, Reuters reported in according to politico.eu.
De Maizière told parliament Wednesday that a joint terrorism task force would look into the migrants to determine whether they ought to be deported or taken into custody.
Social-Democrat MP Burkhard Lischka said authorities had lost track of three of those people already.
“They are playing with fire, and every wrong calculation can be deadly,” Lischka said after an internal affairs committee meeting Wednesday.
The investigations were launched in the aftermath of the December Christmas market attack in Berlin. The alleged perpetrator, Anis Amri, entered Germany in 2015 and sought asylum. While his request was denied, he was never deported.
De Maizière and Justice Minister Heiko Maas agreed earlier this month on tougher measures for asylum seekers who are deemed a security threat after Chancellor Angela Merkel said hours after the December 19 attack that authorities needed to reexamine current measures.
