Another gathering at the Victory Column: arrests



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After protest actions against Corona’s measures on Saturday, around 2,000 people gathered at the Victory Column in Berlin. The police have started to evacuate the place.

According to their own statements, the police broke up a gathering of about 2,000 people at the Victory Column on Sunday afternoon in Berlin. A police spokesman said the people were too close together. Under the Infection Protection Ordinance, this is not allowed.

Police wrote on Twitter: “An unauthorized gathering of people has formed there, most of whom are not keeping their distance or using MNS. People were repeatedly asked by loudspeaker to leave the area.” The police spokesman, who also mentioned the number of around 2,000 people, said there were reprimands and, in individual cases, restrictions on the freedom to determine identity and record personal data.

Pick up at the Victory Column not registered

The meeting in Großer Stern, a central Berlin square with the Victory Column, is not a recorded rally. On Saturday, tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital to protest against state requirements for the crown. The lateral thinking initiative called for a mass rally and demonstration.

Especially in front of the Russian embassy and in front of the Reichstag, the participants sought a dispute with the police, bottles were thrown. Police spoke on Saturday night of around 3,000 “Reichsbürgern” and right-wing extremists among the protesters, 300 people were provisionally detained.

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