Refugees contributor: Lena Riemer Lena Riemer is a Deputy Managing Director of the Graduate school human Rights under Pressure, situated at the Department of Law at Freie Universität Berlin.       https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/lena-riemer/rss en Unpicking the Asylum Scandal That Shook Germany Crises & Conflicts Integration Laws & Policy Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:40:00 +0000 Lena Riemer https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/06/21/unpicking-the-asylum-scandal-that-shook-germany https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/06/21/unpicking-the-asylum-scandal-that-shook-germany Alleged corruption in Germany’s asylum system has been used recklessly to advance a hardline agenda, says researcher Lena Riemer, describing an agency under huge strain, not a hotbed of corruption.