Rejected asylum seekers in Germany"s capital Berlin may be allowed to stay if they have been beaten up by neo-Nazis.
Politicians see the offer of asylum as a way of way of sending a "strong signal" to hate crime perpetrators.
Berlin"s interior minister Andrea Geisel said the city is looking into the legal possibilities of such an exemption after nearby Brandenburg opted for the scheme.
Berlin"s interior minister Andrea Geisel (pictured) said the city is looking into the legal possibilities
Refugees stand behind a fence at the Hungarian border with Serbia near the town of Horgos on September 16, 2015, on their way to Germany
"I find an exemption, as Brandenburg has introduced, to be a strong political signal to those who believe that "whoever wants to chase refugees out of the country must attack them"," Geisel said.
"To this I say - no.
"Whoever is a victim of far-right violence will enjoy our double protection and will not be deported."
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