On the tape, the unidentified police instructor complains that many officers who come from migrant backgrounds, particularly those of Turkish and Arabic origins, refuse to pay attention in the academy classrooms and many have trouble speaking or writing German, Die Welt reported.
The instructor accused the Muslim staff of theft and threatening German officers with violence. He called them an “enemy in our ranks”. The leaked recording was confirmed to be authentic by the Berlin police on Wednesday.
“I’ve never experienced anything like this, the classroom looked like hell, half Arabs and Turks, cheeky as hell. Stupid. Could not speak [German]. Two or three I had been close to punching because they only made trouble and literally slept. German colleagues have said that they were threatened with violence.”
The instructor added that he was “so shocked, and I’m really scared of them, and I think the trainers too because if they throw them out, they’ll be back to break everything”.
These Muslim recruits have put the future of the Berlin police force in jeopardy according to the instructor who said the migrant police officers would be “a second-class of police that will only be corrupt”.
“These are not colleagues, that’s the enemy. This is the enemy in our ranks and I have never felt such hostility in this class,” he added.
Thomas Neuendorf, a police spokesman said that while he objected to the instructor’s tone, “He was clearly in an overwhelming situation”.
According to sources within the police academy, the problems with migrant recruits have been known for a while. The source said Turkish, Arab, and Afghan recruits “lack respect” and many refused to accept the authority of female officers.
Last year, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) arrested an officer who had not only been actively recruiting jihadists but plotting to bomb the agency headquarters in Cologne.