My daughter was robbed in the Berlin subway last week
A man held a knife to her throat and took her iPhone
The police caught him within an hour
Everything seemed fine until I read the police report
The man was an undocumented migrant from Algeria
If he is convicted, he will be deported immediately
I had no choice but to act
I called the prosecutor's office and withdrew my daughter's complaint on her behalf
"Papa, why? He hurt me, he shouldn't be here" she cried
"You are alive. And you have a new phone already. He has nothing" I said calmly
I also wrote a character reference letter for his asylum appeal
"You betrayed me" my daughter said
"No, I protected a vulnerable man from a racist system"
This is why the rest of the world looks up to Europe