Germany will become a party to both July Federal Interior Ministry officials report police in all 12 cities hosting Soccer World Cup games have increased their monitoring and inspections of brothels and other commercial sex venues. Officials report an increase in the number of prostitutes in those cities, but say the increase is primarily attributable to a temporary influx of prostitutes who had already been working in other German cities.
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Legislation implementing both the Convention and the Protocol is already in place. SBU According to contacts within the Federal Interior Ministry, the nationwide task force set up to facilitate information sharing and coordinate World Cup-related security and law enforcement, including TIP, appears to be functioning effectively.
Ministry officials report police in each of the 12 cities hosting World Cup games have placed additional officers in red light districts and other key areas and have increased surveillance of brothels and other venues refs B and C. According to Federal Interior Ministry officials, the number of prostitutes working in World Cup cities has risen; however officials report the increase is attributable primarily to a temporary influx of prostitutes from other German cities.
Interior Ministry representatives tell us local police have not reported a significant increase in the number of foreign prostitutes. Ministry officials noted this was a preliminary assessment and said they would continue to watch the issue closely. SBU On the evening of June 11, five teams of Munich police officers raided 48 brothels and six special zones where street prostitution is permitted. The police action involved a total of prostitutes and 47 other persons, including clients and pimps.
