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Roundup: Hundreds of protesters protest against crown rules in Bundestag
Several hundred people They have already made further changes to the Infection Protection Act on Wednesday before the Bundestag session begins Demonstrated against crown restrictions in the government district of Berlin. According to the police, they met around the morning. cordoned off the Reichstag building and the Republic Square prior to. The mood has been calm so far, a police spokesman said. According to estimates by Tagesspiegel reporters, there were even between 2,000 and 4,000 participants in the morning.
It is unclear how many protesters are expected. Could, according to the police several thousand to more than ten thousand. There are provisions such as wearing a mask and keeping your distance. 2000 cops are on duty, including support from nine other federal states and the federal police.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior had banned several demonstrations registered directly in front of the Reichstag building in the so-called pacified district.. Therefore, the police extensively cordoned off the area. On the Internet, however, there were numerous calls not to register demos, but go to berlin spontaneously and protest in the Bundestag. The police spoke of a “high mobilization”.
The Police Union (GdP) expects one difficult use for officers. Past demonstrations in other cities have shown how quickly something like this can escalate and how quickly the police can be left defenseless, GdP spokesman Benjamin Jendro said in the morning on RBB news radio. The big problem is that a broad spectrum is taking to the streets. “That means that not all right-wing extremists run there, but also people who fear for their existence.” Children and the elderly are there too.
The president of the police, Barbara Slowik, had announced that she would enforce the rules of the crown in the demonstrations by all means allowed.. “We will do everything in our power to not allow gatherings without mouth and nose protection.” If it comes to that, the police will disband it as soon as possible. It is absolutely necessary to avoid photos like a week ago in Leipzig or in August before the Reichstag. “We will think and we must think of other measures than the usual ones.” The goal is to stop the spread of the virus.
At the same time, he pointed out the problems that the police had with these demonstrations. “Tens of thousands of people who refuse to leave, but continue to protest peacefully (…), we will not be able to separate them in a very short time and thus guarantee protection against viruses.” The fact that thousands of people don’t follow the rules makes it particularly difficult.
Two weeks ago, at least 20,000 protesters gathered in Leipzig. According to the police, 90 percent of the participants did not wear masks. The demonstration broke up, after which the protesters forced the Leipziger ring to cross. The police were unable to stop them. Came to Fights, firecrackers flew. There were also neo-Nazi groups among the protesters.
Exceeded August 29 on the sidelines of a large demonstration with tens of thousands of participants in Berlin several hundred people with barriers in front of the Reichstag building. They ran up the stairs and stood triumphantly in front of the visitor entrance. The images caused a sensation and outrage at most of the parties. (dpa)
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