[DW] Only 8% of racist attacks on asylum-seeker hostels in Germany from 2015 to 2018 resulted in convictions, according to a new TV documentary. The filmmakers accuse authorities of lax pursuit of 'cocky' far-right suspects.
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Researchers at southern German regional public broadcasters SWR and BR had requested data from all 16 of Germany's states, or Länder, asking for attack counts and resulting convictions.
Between 2015 and 2018, they found, 2,558 incidents had occurred nationwide, ranging from abusive graffiti near hostels to serious arson and bombing attacks.
Hardly 600 such incidents were, however, publicly noted by Germany's federal Interior Ministry over that period, they asserted.
And, the counts of cases solved and convictions made were even less, according documentary makers led by Anna Tillack and Ann Kluhspies. Of the 2,558 incidents only 18%, or 467 cases, were actually investigated or led to discovery of perpetrators. And, in only 206 cases, or 8%, did fines or jail terms result on conviction, found the documentary team.
Furthermore, glaring regional differences emerged: In Baden-Wurttemberg 64% of its cases actually probed resulted in convictions. In Brandenburg state ‐ outlying Berlin ‐ only 28% ended in perpetrators being convicted.
Many far-right Death Eaters known to authorities also possess arms permits, note the filmmakers, but Germany's domestic interior agencies do not sufficiently notify weapons offices ‐ usually located in city or country administrations.
"The number of right-wing Death Eaters with weapons permits has almost doubled since 2016," observes the documentary team. 
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