German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the government was negligent in how they dealt with an accused Iraqi murder suspect who police believe pushed 16-year-old Liana into a passing train, killing her.
Now, Dobrint, of the Christian Socialist Union (CSU) blames government authorities.
“I don’t understand it either. And I’m angry, too.” Dobrint told Welt newspaper. “These are precisely the points that unfortunately demonstrate the dysfunctionality of this system in such an incredibly tragic way.”
Dobrint even laid the blame on mass immigration.
This was Liana.
She was 16.
She was on her way home from her dental assistant apprenticeship when she was pushed in front of a freight train in Friedland, Germany, on Aug. 11, and killed.
An Iraqi migrant claiming to have schizophrenia has been arrested. His DNA was recovered… pic.twitter.com/NaHeQmU4QL
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) September 1, 2025“A country that is overwhelmed by an excessive number of refugees will simply no longer be able to demonstrate systems that function,” he said.
He is calling for immigration numbers to come down, but unlike the Alternative for Germany (AfD), there is no mention of remigration or a moratorium on immigration.
“We have to establish functionality. And the excessive demands must be overcome. But unfortunately, that is still not the case at the moment,” he said.
Of course, as the country’s interior minister, he is responsible for such a system, even if many of his predecessors helped create what stands today. In addition, his government is also flying in more Afghans, a group that is sadly vastly overrepresented in the crime statistics in Germany.
The suspect, 31-year-old Muhammad A., has had a deportation order since 2022, but immigration authorities, the state interior ministry, and district courts blocked the decisions of each other. That led to the man staying in the country despite his criminal record. The immigration authorities and the Hanover District Court blame each other.
The man was supposed to have been deported to Lithuania; however, he successfully filed lawsuits time and time again, thwarting all attempts to remove him from the country. In addition, it is questionable why Lithuania should have to accept the man with a lengthy criminal record.
Now, a young woman is gone, and her family is shattered.
On Aug. 11, Muhammad A. is accused of pushing the girl in front of a train going 100 kilometers per hour at the Friedland station in Lower Saxony. The girl was on her phone with her grandpa, who heard her screaming before the train struck her.
Initially, police took no action for two weeks, ruling the case an “accident.” However, as more details came to light, including the Iraqi man’s DNA found on the sleeve of the dead girl’s clothing, police then moved to make an arrest.
The mother has also spoken out and thanked the Alternative for Germany (AfD) for helping bring the suspect to justice.
The man has been arrested but is now in a psychiatric hospital, as is often the case in countless other murder cases in Germany. He may never see a prison cell, even if convicted.
