We are familiar with the phenomenon of Western politicians defending Islam and insisting that it has nothing to do with terrorism in the wake of every jihad massacre. But Till Steffen has gone them one better: he interfered with an active investigation and hindered police efforts to catch Anis Amri, for fear that publishing pictures of the jihad murderer would lead people to dislike Muslims.
Till Steffen should not only resign; he should apologize personally to Anis Amri’s victims, and pay reparations to them. His actions show the effect of all the trumped-up hysteria about “Islamophobia”: people are left in greater danger of being killed by Islamic jihadists than they need to be, because protecting Muslims from the danger they’re supposedly in from “racists” and “Islamophobes” is the paramount concern.
“‘He’s more concerned about Facebook comments than catching a terrorist’: German politician faces resignation calls after preventing police sharing image of Berlin truck killer,” by Dave Burke, Mailonline, December 23, 2016:
A German politician is facing calls to resign over allegations that he prevented police from sharing pictures of the Berlin truck terrorist when he was at large.
Reports in Germany claim that Till Steffen prevented law enforcers in Hamburg from releasing pictures of Anis Amri, despite him being the most wanted man in the world after Monday’s terror attack.
Amri, 24, was named as a suspect on Wednesday after his wallet was found in the lorry which ploughed into a crowd of people at a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people.
It has been alleged that Steffen, who is head of the judicial authority in Hamburg, prevented the pictures being circulated because he feared sharing images of Islamist terror suspects will incite racial hatred.
Newspaper Bild reported that police were able to give a description of the killer, but not show the public what he looked like because of privacy concerns.
Insiders claim he was worried the pictures of terror suspects incite racial hatred.
Joachim Lenders, chairman of Hamburg’s regional police force, is quoted by Bild stating: ‘It is incomprehensible that investigating authorities are thrown such truncheons.’
The Green politician, who is head of the judicial authority in Hamburg, only granted an exception after a call from the newspaper, following a 12 hour delay, it reports.
Website shz.de reports that authorities are concerned that abusive comments can be posted on Facebook appeals, because comments cannot be disabled….

Bruno Dore says
Quos Deus perdere vult, dementat prius.
those whom a god wishes to destroy he first drives mad.
PRCS says
That the public was still able to see the killer’s picture via many other sources (the Internet being obvious to any thinking person) demonstrates how truly stupid that politician is.
scherado says
It’s always a bad day when I quote myself: “When I heard the lead-time [Amri] had, I thought that was bad enough–he could have made it to Australia.
How the bleep did he get out of Germany?”
This news does help explain my suspicion. Will I be able to sleep better tonight?, not exactly…No. The opposite is more probable.
Resignation, as a gesture by the man, the “judicial authority”, is not enough.
ermom says
“Resignation, as a gesture by the man, the ‘judicial authority’ is NOT enough’.
Agreed! Does German law have a legal charge of ‘aiding and abetting’?
Ian H says
The fact that politicians in Germany seem to have such close involvement in the process of active police investigations is what gets me. That by itself would be scandalous where I live. Politicians should not be making these decisions.
Shmooviyet says
Whose “privacy concerns”??
This Greenie is as much a worm as his photo suggests, and in a sane world would be charged with interference of an investigation. These Western pols prove over and over how little they care for the security of their citizens.
Who keeps them in office is an even scarier thought…
Well, Merry Christmas to all, nonetheless!
Cheers, to quote @quota raven.
utis says
In a war, aiding the enemy is treason. The bureaucrat should go to prison or be shot.
And where, exactly, are the reports on European mobs attacking or killing Muslims? I see more European deaths from Muslims than Muslim deaths from Europeans.
Rufolino says
The constantly propagated fear of “Islamophobia” is intended to make the public be quiet, shut up, do as they are told.
The underlying aim is to forestall any civil discord which might rock the political boat.
The political elite isn’t interested in what is true or false, they are more interested in keeping the public quiet.
nicu says
Green Party are muzzie lovers even support child marriage and pedophilia – they hate everything Non – muslim
efoc says
Mr Steffens, which race is Islam again? Please remind us.
Angemon says
If that’s indeed the case he should resign, apologize and be barred from holding office until the end of his natural life.
nicu says
That was so clear when they begged the citizens not to upload videos themselves – but sending to the police !
Michael says
He will not have to resign and this will not negatively affect his career.
Want to bet?
DFD says
The “Greens” an to a lesser extent the “Left” are the primary organizations of the School of Frankfurt followers, plus their Kalergian and Hootonian pals. And that’s not just in Germany, that holds true for all of Europe and the US.
IMO, this man acted not out of some concern for whatever, but to enable Amri to escape.
Michael Poulin says
The cops need to arrest him, through his ass in jail for a couple nights with his moslem pals.
somehistory says
By not publishing the photo, every man fitting the description he allowed to be released would then be suspect…and wouldn’t many of them also be that so very unique *race* of **moslim.**
Instead of looking for the actual murderer, they could suspect every male in Germany that resembled what someone saw of him, or what fit the profile.
The guy is a fool…much like those campus people some years ago who said the description of suspected/alleged rapists couldn’t be published for fear of being labeled racist.
Joanne says
Germany is the problem child of Europe once again. Men are estrogenized, the most effeminate men in Europe. Females like big strong bull i.e. East German athletes pumped full of steroids and testosterone to win in Olympics in 1970s. Germans are constantly engaged in social, chemical, genetic engineering of some sort. Europe needs to excise Germany.
epistemology says
The Greens suck up to Muslims, always did. They’re in love with their idea of multiculturalism which equals Islamic supremacy. As a matter of fact real multiculturalism and Islam are mutually exclusive as Muslims always want to dominate other cultures, Wlecome to dhimmi Germany.
Happy Hanukkah and merry Christmas anyway, cheers and lechaim
Denny says
Will Germany split again? The two-state solution may be the least bloody one. Divide the nation between the nationalists that appreciate German contributions to Western civilization (Germany) and the German dhimmis and Muslim immigrants who have surrendered to the Islamists (Islamic Republic of Germany). The mass migration would be similar to the Hindu-Muslim separation of India into then East and West Pakistan and India.
Within two years, the world could observe the stark contrast between the cesspool called the Islamic Republic of Germany and the new, free Germany where multicultural mania and political correctness are reined in to create a marvel for scientific, engineering, art, literary, and technological advancements that benefit what’s left of the free world. Of course, they would have to build a new Iron Curtain where the sellout dhimmis could only yearn for what once was a great opportunity to check a militant supremacist ideology.
paul says
That is EXACTLY WHAT a LIBERAL looks like…. Babbling drooling cretin that could not walk and chew gum.
If it were up to me, he would be in a home with cuckoos….