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Senator of the Interior Geisel defends herself: the president of the police “embarrassed”
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“What would have happened if we had not issued a ban?”
Far-right protesters break through barricades in front of the Reichstag and try to enter parliament. Berlin Interior Senator Geisel must face questions from the Interior Committee after the weekend in Berlin.
Protesters from the right wing extremist spectrum broke through the barricades and wanted to penetrate the Reichstag. How did they get to the doors of the building? Interior Senator Geisel defends the police from criticism.
yesAt the demonstrations in Berlin, according to the will of the Berlin Interior Senator Andreas Geisel (SPD), a mask is generally required in the future. The SPD politician announced it this Monday morning in front of the House of Representatives’ interior committee. Geisel announced on Twitter that, in consultation with Health Senator Dilek Kalayci (SPD), he would propose to the Senate on Tuesday to adjust the infection protection regulation accordingly: “Oral and nasal protection should be mandatory at meetings.” In front.
After the partially violent demonstrations in Berlin over the weekend, Geisel and the leaders of the Berlin police are invited to the inner committee of the Berlin House of Representatives for Monday morning. There they are supposed to explain why far-right protesters with Reich flags were able to reach the doors of the Reichstag building on Saturday and only three policemen were stationed there.
On RBB news radio Monday, Geisel spoke of “shameful pictures” and that much better needs to be done in the future. “Those are embarrassing photos, there is no doubt,” said the Interior senator. “Of course, that must be resolved with a view to the future. This must not happen again. “
According to Geisel, it had been considered a storm in parliament. Previously there had been clashes with stones and bottles thrown at the Russian embassy in Unter den Linden: more than 200 arrests were made. The police needed reinforcements and, therefore, there was a change of forces. “But it is not that the German Bundestag is not protected,” Geisel said.
The ruling mayor spoke to Schäuble
Geisel also said that the ruling mayor Michael Müller (SPD) spoke by phone with the president of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU), on Sunday. Corresponding coordination between the Berlin police and the Bundestag police is now required, “so that this remains impossible in the future.” Geisel explained that the spectrum of people over the weekend had shown: “This is a demonstration against democracy, against our basic free democratic order.”
Geisel again defended the original ban on the demonstration by the Berlin police, which was lifted by the courts. “We saw during the weekend that the forecast of the security authorities was clearly correct,” said the interior senator.
Police Chief Announces Tighter Cordon Lines
Berlin Police Chief Barbara Slowik lamented the occupation of the Reichstag stairs by protesters. “I am also very ashamed of these photos from Saturday,” Slowik told the Interior Committee on Monday. “In the future, we will protect the barriers to the Reichstag more clearly, even more closely.” The exact procedure will be discussed with the Bundestag police. Slowik said the police immediately intervened. At the same time, she admitted: “It was a few minutes, but here the power of images counts.” The police will analyze the situation to significantly strengthen the protection of the building with barriers and police in future situations.
Storm of the Reichstag Stairs – “I want you to come down”
Just three officers against an angry crowd. A scene that has made a name for itself. When dozens of protesters, many with black and red Reich war flags in hand, wanted to storm the Reichstag, three policemen got in the way.
Source: WORLD / Fanny Juschten
Slowik said that around 7 pm the police tried to prevent the flow of the large demonstration to the Reichstagswiese. As a result, many police officers would have been placed side by side between the Reichstag and the Tiergarten. At the same time, a spokeswoman who remained unknown called on the scene of the Reich Citizens’ Demonstration directly in front of the Reichstag to “shut down the Reichstag stairs by assault.” Therefore, the police had “considerable pressure on the barrier line from two sides.” A group of 300 to 400 people managed to “overcome the barriers on very short notice and run up the stairs.” Most were people from the Reich citizen scene and, to a lesser extent, also protesters, “who call themselves patriots or vigilantes.”
