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Berlin clan boss Issa Remmo appears as 'state guest' at EU Parliament event

Berlin clan boss Issa Remmo appears as 'state guest' at EU Parliament event

The head of the so-called Remmo clan in Berlin, Issa Remo, has officially joined a conference against Islamism in the European Parliament. This is fuelling debate in Germany and Brussels, and many are asking how this is possible.

Clan boss Issa Remmo from Berlin took part in a conference of imams at the European Parliament in Brussels, as first reported by the Jüdische Allgemeine. The fact that the head of a clan, which in Germany is associated with an apparently endless list of offences, appears in Brussels as a state guest is seen as a slap in the face not only to the German justice system.Photos show him listening to the speeches and applauding when the discussion turns to the fight against antisemitism. Yet his extended family in the Berlin district of Neukölln is hardly a symbol of successful integration and acceptance of Germany's basic values.Serious crimes time and againThe 58-year-old is regarded in Berlin as the head of the so-called Remmo clan. The Remmo clan is estimated to have around 500 to 1,000 members, while the core family around its head, Issa Remmo, in Berlin, comprises around 103 people.The immediate family circle around clan boss Issa Remmo lives predominantly in Berlin-Neukölln. Not all relatives are criminals. However, part of the extended family has repeatedly come to notice for serious offences. In 2023, five young men from the Remmo clan were convicted of the spectacular jewel theft from the Green Vault in Dresden.Imam meeting in BrusselsAccording to information from the newspaper "Bild", Issa Remmo took part in the…

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Clan boss Issa Remmo from Berlin took part in a conference of imams at the European Parliament in Brussels, as first reported by the Jüdische Allgemeine. The Remmo clan is estimated to have around 500 to 1,000 members, while the core family around its head, Issa Remmo, in Berlin, comprises around 103 people.The immediate family circle around clan boss Issa Remmo lives predominantly in Berlin-Neukölln.

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