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The reason was violations of infection protection requirements, he said in both cities. According to the police, around 10,000 critics of the anti-crown measures gathered at Theresienwiese in Munich that night.
No major incidents were reported, such as the protests in Berlin two weeks ago. According to the police, numerous participants in the protest march in Munich did not comply with the requirement to wear mouth and nose protection. The corresponding instructions were not followed by the speakers. In addition, the allowed number of 500 participants was far exceeded. Police said there were around 3,000 protesters.
Therefore, the organizers of the protest march in Munich had ended the meeting of their own free will, police said. However, a rally started in the afternoon at Theresienwiese. According to the police, around 10,000 protesters gathered there and the meeting lasted into the night.
Police said it had 1,400 officers on duty. Two weeks ago in Berlin hundreds of protesters, some of them right-wing extremists, stormed the steps of the Reichstag building, where the Bundestag is based. Some of them waved imperial flags. This had sparked outrage and debate about more decisive action against radical protests from the crown.
“I bims 1 Covidio” – Demo with Lederhose in Munich
Image: Afp
Demo with mask only
There had been a legal tug of war about the demonstration in Munich beforehand. The authorities and the Munich Administrative Court had initially banned the protest march, but later the higher authority annulled it. However, strict distance requirements and the use of mouth and nose protection were applied, as well as the specified maximum number of 500 participants.
The administrative court also lifted the restriction on the number of participants for the subsequent rally in Theresienwiese, for which the administrative court had set a maximum limit of 1,000 participants. The administrative court ruled against her that there was no fixed upper limit, but “the decisive thing is that hygiene regulations can be met.” This in turn included the use of protection for the mouth and nose.
In Hanover, the police intervened twice because the participants in the “Walk to Freedom” organized there refused to wear mouth and nose protection. However, after the protesters put their protective masks back on, they were able to continue the march. A police spokeswoman said one participant was excluded due to his persistent refusal to wear a mask.
According to the spokesperson, up to 1,100 people participated in the protest march. At the rally that followed, around 900 participants were counted. The rally ended according to the information without major incidents.
Several more left-wing groups, including young people from the DGB, had called for counter-protests. According to the police, a total of 650 people participated. Organizers objected to the spread of conspiracy myths in connection with the crown pandemic.
A large police force was also on duty in Hannover. Apparently, due to a dispute over a cartel, according to the police, there was a fight.
