The Russian Embassy in Germany has sent in edition”.ru” letter, which clarified the fate of a Russian citizen who fled to Germany because of persecution on the grounds of hatred towards homosexuals. September 15 online edition published an article “I Saw a Chechen and understood — will be humiliated”, in which he spoke about the difficulties faced by a man.
Representatives of the Russian diplomatic mission reported that mentioned in the text, the citizen has received from the Russian General Consulate in Munich the official answer according to the provided address.
“He, in particular, transmitted a list of English speaking lawyers, assisting in such situations, including on a grant applicant’s basis”, — the document says.
The Embassy noted that the situation described by the Russians, “the subject of the proceedings of the German police, in which the diplomatic mission has no right to interfere, but has the right to monitor its development.”
“This close attention and possible help from the Russian diplomats, including direct contacts, in the eyes of the German competent authorities, to put it mildly, difficult to relate with the above citizen pattern “of persecution in their home country on the basis of sexual orientation.” Moreover, it is possible that eventually it could lead to the revision of the decision on granting him asylum,” — said in the letter.
The diplomats added that in the case that during the stay in Germany a Russian citizen changes his mind and decides to return home, “Russian consular offices are ready to provide him the necessary assistance”.
Earlier in the possession “of the Tape.ru” was a letter from the Russian citizen, who spoke about the difficulties he faced in Germany, even after he got refugee status. In particular, the man reported the connivance of the German authorities and persecution by Chechen asylum seekers.