Dannenröder Wald: Protests continue against A49 expansion; the accusations against the police are loud

In the Hessian state parliament there is outrage for the activists: inside the Dannenröder forest. There the protest against the extension of the A49 continues.

Update, 10:55 am: The location in Dannenröder Forest remains tense, but so far peaceful. At least that’s what the live recordings suggest. The group “Extinction rebellionMeanwhile, he raises complaints on Twitter against the operational strategy of police. According to a tweet from the group, police officers stormed a bus full of activists. The inmates were filmed and, after they had to get off the bus, their personal data was recorded. The authorities “trample on the right of assembly,” writes Extinction Rebellion.

Update, 11/14/2020, 8:35 am: After the police against numerous activists: within the Dannenröder Forest had proceeded, the situation on Saturday morning initially seems calm. Both opponents: within the Extension of the A49 as well as several police forces are still in the forest. This is clear from the live videos of the activists.

But while the day before the situation between the occupants of the forests: the interior and the police stepped up in some places, the situation seems relaxed in the morning. There are still some people in the trees who appear to have been chained. It is not yet possible to foresee how long the situation will remain calm. As you can see in the videos, the first excavators are already arriving to tackle the deforestation of the Dannen röder walds should start.

Protests in the Dannenröder forest – state parliament outraged by violence against police

First report of November 13, 2020: Wiesbaden – A large majority of the CDU, SPD, FDP and AfD made serious accusations against protesters in the Hessian state parliament on Thursday. Dannenröder Forest high. “Of the imaginative Protest you can’t talk anymore, ”said FDP deputy Stefan Naas. “They are not activists, they are perpetrators.”

“It is not legitimate, it is dangerous what is happening in the Dannenröder Forest he’s playing, ”added SPD politician Tobias Eckert. CDU Parliamentary Director Holger Bellino said: “We hope that the so-called activists no longer allow themselves to be infiltrated by left-wing extremists.”

Dannenröder Forst: CDU MP sees “our legal system” under fire

Klaus Gagel, a member of the AfD, spoke of “eco-extremists” and asked the prosecutor to investigate the formation of a criminal organization. at Dannenröder Forest Opponents of highway construction have been meeting for months. They are holding out, the first clearing in neighboring Herrenwald and Maulbacher since early October Forest it started. With this they want to avoid that the section of the highway 49 between Giessen and Kassel is completed.

Bellino and other deputies listed the means by which the activists had appealed. Cars were damaged, police officers attacked inside, dangerous cables were stretched and “human traps” were dug. That was “an attack on our legal system,” said the CDU politician.

Civil protest in Dannenröder forest: Greens demand demarcation, leftists stand in solidarity

The Greens were also critical of the protesters in the Dannenröder Forestbut he chose more reserved words. It is “a shame that peaceful protesters have not sufficiently demarcated” from violent criminals, said Greens MP Katy Walther. At the same time, he warned against “criminalizing all protesters.”

The left sympathized with the protesters in the Forest. “We are next to the people who Forest Occupy for months to protect our natural resources, ”said its MP Jan Schalauske. Civil disobedience is “a legitimate part of Protest social movements. ”However, the left refuses to endanger people.

Dispute over A49: Green Transport Minister defends logging in Dannenröder forest

Transport Minister Tarek Al-Wazir (Greens) declared again that he would continue to build the A49 I’ve always been critical of him. But now it has been decided by the federal government and approved by the courts. Hessen implements that. Al-Wazir demanded that Protest it must be expressed “peacefully and in compliance with applicable laws.” No one has to teach the Greens about non-violence, Al-Wazir emphasized to cheers from the AfD and the FDP. He noted that non-violence was one of the principles when the Green Party was founded. (Pitt von Bebenburg)

During the protests against the widening of the A49 in the Dannenröder forest, the well-known activist Carola Rackete was arrested.

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