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Thursday 4 June 2020

In this Thursday, March 19, 2020 file photo Eberhard Zorn, left,
Inspector General of the Bundeswehr and German Defence
Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, right, address the media
during a press conference in Berlin, Germany.
Associated Press

Germany wants

to kick extremists A woman holds a sign as protesters gather in Sydney, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, to support the cause
of U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd and urged their own governments to address rac-
out of military faster ism and police violence. Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — The German if their continued presence Australia police reject comparison

government has agreed would "seriously threaten
on a bill that would speed the military order or the rep- to U.S. over teen's arrest
up the dismissal of soldiers utation of the Bundeswehr"
involved in extremism or se- and they have served few-
rious crimes. er than eight years. By ROD McGUIRK "was not unprovoked." Australia's indigenous peo-
Current military rules mean German officials have ex- CANBERRA, Australia (AP) "The important message ple also have higher-than-
that soldiers who have pressed alarm over the re- — Australian police on here is that Sydney is not average rates of infant
served for more than four cent discovery of several Wednesday rejected com- Minnesota," Elliott said, mortality and poor health,
years can only be kicked far-right extremists in the parisons to the U.S. after referring to the death of as well as shorter life ex-
out after they have been military, including a mem- an indigenous teenager George Floyd. "What hap- pectancy and lower levels
convicted of a crime or re- ber of the special forces was injured while being ar- pened in the United States of education and employ-
moved as part of a court- unit KSK who had hoarded rested in Sydney, though is not what happens here." ment than other Austra-
led disciplinary procedure. weapons, ammunition and a government leader said He said he rejects claims lians.
In practice, this can mean explosives at home. Last it raised questions about that Australian police "have The police officer in in-
soldiers remain in the mili- month, the head of the race relations and the similar problems that exist in volved in the Sydney ar-
tary for years until they are unit, Brig. Gen. Markus Kre- teen's family called for the United States." rest has been restricted on
removed. The bill proposed itmayr, told soldiers that he the officer involved to be But New South Wales Pre- what duties he can per-
Wednesday by Defense wouldn't tolerate extrem- charged. mier Gladys Berejiklian form while his use of force
Minister Annegret Kramp- ism in the ranks. A New South Wales state said the teen's arrest raised is investigated. The teen,
Karrenbauer allows the mil- The bill still needs to be police constable is under questions about race rela- who cannot be identified,
itary to swiftly expel soldiers passed by parliament.q internal investigation after tions in Australia. was not charged and was
he pinned the 16-year-old's "I thought what most Aus- taken to a hospital for a
arms behind his back then tralians thought and that is medical examination. He
EU, China postpone kicked his legs out from un- we still have a long way to suffered grazes to his face
der him on Monday. A vid-
go in our country," Berejik-
and a chipped tooth.
September summit eo had circulated on social lian said of the video. The teen's father, mother
media of the teen falling "I think what's happened in and sister held a news con-
face-first to the ground.
the U.S. is a good wake-up ference flanked by law-
due to pandemic Police have said the officer call for all of us and I think yers in which the family
was in the inner-suburb of all of our hearts are break-
called for the officer to be
Surry Hills for an unrelated ing as to what's happening charged and the incident
BERLIN (AP) — The Europe- seen as a key moment in reason when he struck up a in the United States and we to be investigated inde-
an Union and China have EU relations with China. conversation with the teen- certainly have to ensure pendent of police.
agreed to postpone a sum- In a statement, Merkel's ager and his four compan- that we do what we can The family cannot be iden-
mit planned for this fall be- office said the three sides ions. The video showed the in our own country to pro- tified under state law to
cause of the coronavirus agreed that "the meeting teen threatened to break tect all of our citizens," she conceal the teen's identity.
pandemic, German offi- can't take place at the the police officer's jaw, and added. The family took a knee dur-
cials said Wednesday. envisaged time due to the the officer's response was Indigenous Australians are ing the news conference in
Germany's Chancellor overall pandemic situa- to arrest him. 2% of the Australian adult respect for Floyd
Angela Merkel spoke by tion." They also agreed to "We have probably the population but 27% of the The teen's father said
phone with Chinese Presi- hold it at a later date and best relationship between prison population. A total what happened to his son
dent Xi Jinping and later to discuss further details the community and the of 432 indigenous Austra- echoed experiences he
with European Council soon. police of any jurisdiction lians have died in police had when he was young,
President Charles Michel to The European Union has around the world," Police detention and prison since but back then people
discuss the Sept. 14 meet- tried to position itself as a Minister David Elliott told re- 1991, according to a run- didn't have smartphones
ing, due to be held in the mediator between China porters. ning analysis by The Guard- and social media to draw
German city of Leipzig and and the United States.q He said the police response ian newspaper. attention to it.q