US Deserter Seeks German Asylum

US deserter seeks German asylum | BBC

A US Army deserter is to meet German politicians in Berlin as he tries to secure asylum in the country.

Andre Shepherd left his military base, in southern Germany, in April 2007, after serving in Iraq. Eighteen months later, he applied for asylum on moral grounds, claiming the Iraq war was illegal. Tristana Moore reports in this video.

For further information about Andre Shepherd, see:

Web site for the André Shepherd Campaign by Connection e.V. in Offenbach, Germany (with links to prior press articles in English).

"Soldier Seeking Asylum: 'I Want to Be Able to Atone'" - Interview of André Shepherd by Elsa Rassbach published May 28, 2009 in Common Dreams.