Schwerin/Upahl (dpa/mv) – After the protest against a refugee accommodation in Upahl, the responsible district council president invited the deputy prime minister Simone Oldenburg (left) to a meeting of the villagers. “We have a problem that is being discussed in the front row of society, and for this reason the district council of Northwest Mecklenburg also expects the front row of state politics to be in Grevesmühlen on Friday,” said Thomas Grote (CDU) on Tuesday . In addition to Oldenburg, he also invited Interior Minister Christian Schwachen (SPD). Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) is currently in isolation due to a corona infection.
According to the president of the district council, the plan to build refugee accommodation for 400 people in the village of Upahl, which has a population of 500, has fueled fear and displeasure. According to the information, the current situation will be explained at the citizens’ meeting in nearby Grevesmühlen. District Administrator Tino Schomann (CDU) and representatives of the Ministry of the Interior, the local transport company Nahbus, the police and the Red Cross have already been announced.
Last Thursday there were riots during a protest against the decision of the district council. 120 police officers shielded the meeting from up to 700 demonstrators at the top. According to the police, representatives of the right-wing political spectrum were also on site.
