Fight against terror: Interior Minister announces new controls!

Fight against terror: Interior Minister announces new controls!

Vienna, Österreich - Interior Minister Gerhard Karner brings movement to Austria's security debate! After the Islamist attack in Villach, in which an asylum seeker killed a young man and injured several other, he announced immediate "occurrenceless mass checks". These aim primarily on asylum seekers and asylum seekers from Syria and Afghanistan. Over the past five years, over 81,000 people from these countries have received asylum, which makes the review an urgent measure to recognize and ward off potential dangers early on how the kleinezeitung.at reported. Particularly explosive, because the suspicion of radicalization is not only given in newcomers; Again and again, perpetrators born in Austria are also active, which are instigated on the Internet for extremist deeds.

In addition, Karner puts the possibility of monitoring messenger services in the room, which rejects the discussion about digital privacy. He emphasizes that this is no mass surveillance - only 25 to 30 individual cases per year should be affected, according to Karner, while he indicates the need for effective equipment from the police to combat terrorism. The protection of the constitution is currently showing an increased willingness to alert with the second highest terrorist warning level 4 in Austria, as vienna.at reports.

secure returns and new refugee laws

Karner also announced a new regulation of the family reunification via a quota regulation, with the aim of completely stopping the follow -up for the time being. At the same time, he plans a contingency model for a "regionally compatible influx" in which language skills and the ability to ensure self -sufficiency should be taken into account. He sees this as a step towards the effective integration of migrants and the stability of society. The savings in ministerial areas should not be done at the expense of the security projects, whereby Karner assures that the personnel offensive and thus also the reduction of overtime are carried out to ensure the security of the country.