Photo: DPAAn organization which supports the rights of Sinti and Roma in Frankfurt has accused city officials of “scandalous" behaviour for tampering with the passports of Roma migrants. The two women come from the Romanian city of Gheorgheni, where they suffer from poverty and persecution, the organization states. It also reports that they were sitting in the street with a sign asking for money, when public order officials apprehended them. The Frankfurter Rundschau (FR) first reported the story on Tuesday and confirmed that the public order office does not permit its officials to tamper with people’s passports in this manner. But the Roma Support Association, which plans to take legal action, said the incident was part of a wider policy of persecution of Roma beggars in which the ultimate aim is “the expelling of homeless Roma migrants from the city of Frankfurt.”

Source: The Local February 21, 2018 11:37 UTC