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7.03.20149:35 AM
Administrative Court 33Rahmon N.Tatiana N.Agil N.
Asylum Law – Main hearing -1 Interpreter
You married in 2009. By the end of 2009 your son was born. In 2011 you left your home country. In July 2011 your case was heard. In November 2011 your second son was born. In 2013 you received a notification that there are grounds for deportation. Then you filed a suit against this decision. Is all of this correct so far?
Mrs. N., please leave the court
room. Your replies will be
carrying greater weight if you don‘t hear what your husband is saying.
Judge: Did you attend school and did you accomplish further education?
Plaintiff:I attended 9 grades in school. After that I started to work.
Where?
At several places
actually. I worked in the car mart. I
sold automobile parts.
Here is a map of Dagestan. Please show me where you
used to live.
I come from A...That is a village.
Judge: At the Federal Office you said that you come from Selo.
Plaintiff:Selo?
Interpeter: Selo means “village” in Russian.
The word “selo” that was mentioned in the hearing
means “village” in Russian.
Judge (dictates)
Judge: How old was your wife when you married? Plaintiff:15. Judge:Did you need the permission of your parents for the marriage? Plaintiff:My parents and my wife‘s grandmother decided it. My wife does not have parents. That is our custom.
Judge: Is your marry state-approved and registered? Plaintiff:We married by islamic law.
Please explain why you have left your
home country.
Plaintiff:Because my brother joined the rebels. Due to that we ran into trouble. Judge: What kind of trouble? Please describe it clearly so that I can picture it.
In January my brother wanted to borrow money from me. I gave it to him. Already in February five uniformed people came to see me in the garage.
They wanted to know where my brother was and what he was doing. I told them that I knew nothing. They didn‘t believe me. In the evening they came to my home and beat me.
They beat my wife as well. The child screamed. I begged them to leave my wife alone. I told them that she was sick. She suffers from epi-lepsy. Then three men took me to the police station. But two stayed with my wife in the apart ment.
I was brought to the police stati-on, into a hall. There was a man whose face was bleeding from being beaten up. His jawbone was fractu-red, his teeth were knocked out. I was asked if I knew the man. I said “no”. Then the man was asked. He could hardly speak. The sound that he was making was interpreted as a “yes”. Then they dragged me further. I was brought to a room. Two men asked me if I remember now. I said that I didn‘t know anything. Then I was beaten again.
Judge (dictates)
One of the men stood at the door and laughed. They beat my kidney. I fell down numerous times. Every time they lifted me up and beat me again. They hit me with a metal helmet. I passed out. When I regained consciousness I realized I was on a street. I crawled home because I couldn‘t walk.
You were on a street?
He means outside. In Russian it can mean “on the street” or “outside” depending on the context.
Judge:
Did you call a doctor right away?
Plaintiff:
Yes, directly. I was in aweful pain.
Judge:
At the hearing you said that you called a doctor the
next day.
Plaintiff:
I went to the doctor the next day to M....
Judge:
How long did it take to M....?
Plaintiff:
1,5 hours, I believe.
Judge:
How did you get there? How much did it cost?
Plaintiff:
By taxi. I don‘t remember how much I paid. These days
are very blurry. My wife remembers them more clearly.
Judge:
When you went to the doctor, what did you do with your
child?
Plaintiff:
I believe that we took him with us.
Did those people come
again?
They came every time when
something had happened, for
instance a terrorist attack. They
checked where I was and asked if I
would remember. They told
me names.
Yes, they threatened me
that they would place me
on a bottle.
Where you bea-
ten or threa-
tened again?
I am
ashamed to
talk about
it.
Judge:
Was your wife beaten as well?
Plaintiff:
Yes.
Judge:
How many times?
They have beaten her, and threatened to
rape her in front of my eyes. The kid
screamed its head off. They pushed me to
the ground and held me with their knees
in such a way that I could see my wife.
They said: “ Look, what we are going to
do next”. They lifted her dress.
Your wife was pregnant at
that time, how did you know?
How? She told me. She was vomiting.
Plaintiff:
They searched our home and turned it
upside down. They took our documents.
Judge:
I asked earlier if anything special has
happened. You didn‘t tell this.
Plaintiff:
But all of this is written down in the
file!
Judge:
If so, I wouldn‘t have to ask.
When did you decide to leave the country?
My situation was hopeless. I didn‘t
know whom to address. Those that were
supposed to protect me were chasing
me. My case is not an exception in
Dagestan. A friend of mine offered
his help. At that time he lived in
Moscow.
Judge:
How much did it cost?
Plaintiff:
Six thousand Ruble to Moscow. Three thousand
Euros to travel further.
Judge:
How much is that in Ruble?
Plaintiff:
I don‘t remember.
Judge:
Did you have more money or did you spend all
of your savings?
Plaintiff:
We only had loose change left.
The female plaintiff is being called. Rahmon N. leaves the court room.
I attended 9
grades. I married
in 2009. 15.
How old were you?
Judge:
Is your marriage state-approved?
Plaintiff:
No, we married by Islamic law.
Judge:
How many children do you have?
Plaintiff:
Two
Judge:
How old were you when you got your first child?
Plaintiff:
16.
Judge:
Please explain why you left your home country.
Plaintiff:
Five people came to our home. They beat me and my
husband. The child cried. That lasted 1,5 hours.
(break, she starts to cry). Then they took my husband.
Two men stayed.
What happened then?
I cannot talk
about it. Only
with my
psychologist.
That is
written in
the
letter.
They continuously asked
“Where is he?”. I didn‘t know
who they were talking about.
Then they beat me. I was
pregnant at that time.
Judge:
Where you threatened later on as well?
Plaintiff:
Yes, of course. They came in February, March,
April, May.
Judge (dictates):
We decided to flee when
they took our documents
away. That was in
Mid-May.
Since when did you know that
you were pregnant? Since
February? Your child was
born in November.
Plaintiff. We arrived in Moscow during the night. Then we were put directly into a truck. My husband got water and food quickly. Then the doors were closed and we left Moscow. Judge: How much did the journey cost?
Plaintiff: I think three thousand Euros. But I didn‘t take part in the handing over of the money. Judge: When you came to Germany you were placed in a housing for minors. There you were asked why you have left your country. You told ony briefly that you had problems in your country. Nothing else. Plaintiff: I answered the question. Judge: You said back then that your husband had decided on everything himself. Plaintiff: It was his idea to leave. But he didn‘t force me. Judge: Do you have medical treatment in Germany? Plaintiff: Yes. I visit a neurologist and other doctors as well. MRTs are done regularly due to my epilepsy. I also receive medicine. In Dagestan I had severe attacks. I usually passed out, my eyes twisted and I swallowed my tongue. I didn‘t have any attack like this here so far. Judge: Did you have any surgery? Plaintiff: Surgery was performed on my shoulder because it was severely twisted. During the epileptic attacks I usually fell to the ground. That could have been the cause of the injury.
No, I
didn‘t
know that.
Mrs. L.,
Do you
have any
more
questions?
Was is pointed out to
you during the hearing
with the Federal Office
that you have the right
to have a female inter-
preter?No, I
didn‘t
know that.
In case of sexual violence
it is very crucial that
women are assigned a
female judge and
interpreter. Otherwise
little will be told.
Concerning the internal
flight alternative of the
family I am...
You don‘t have to tell me that. I personally don‘t think much of the internal flight alternative.
At 11 o‘clock the plaintiff (male) is
called again.
Mrs N. , Mr N.
do you want to
add anything?
Please protect us and our children.
I won‘t decide today. I will read everything
thoroughly. The decision will be made in
about two weeks.
The hearing is closed at 12o‘clock.
Judge:
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