May 1: ZDF camera team attacked in Berlin: hundreds of protesters march through Kreuzberg

ANDin the camera team it is May 1st holiday Berlin-Mitte Four people arrived at the hospital injured, police spokeswoman Sara Dieng said Friday. It was a ZDF camera kit. The ZDF confirmed the incident in a message.

“The team, which was on behalf of ZDF, was heading to their vehicles after filming. The attack happened. No further details are known yet, “the announcer said. Accordingly, the camera crew was on the move for the satire” heute-show “format. According to police, six people were arrested. The background investigation continued.

ZDF program director Norbert Himmler condemned the attack. “Freedom of the press is, especially these days, a great asset. However, our concern now is first and foremost for the team members and their health. “

According to initial findings, police reported that there was a physical assault on the camera crew with a total of seven people. They were initially attacked by a group of around 15 people.

Hundreds of protesters moved through Berlin-Kreuzberg on the night of May 1 despite crown restrictions. Chants were sung against the police and smoke pots were lit. There were spontaneous demonstrations in various places. The distance offers were not met due to the pandemic. Police were on site with a large contingent.

Previously, the police had blocked Oranienstrasse and the surrounding streets, chains of police officers and emergency vehicles were on the roads, thus dividing the large crowd that was trapped. Activists then demonstrated outside the closings.

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Left and left radicals had announced on Twitter that they would occupy Oranienstrasse in Kreuzberg. In previous years, the “May Day Revolutionary Demonstration” moved through Kreuzberg during the holidays, the elevator is now out of action due to the crown pandemic. Many smaller campaigns were announced.

The police were in Berlin with a large force of 5,000. Interior Senator Andreas Geisel (SPD) had announced that he would resolve unauthorized protests and large gatherings of people quickly and consistently.

In Leipzig several hundred people have demonstrated. According to initial police estimates, more than 200 people participated in the protest in the Connewitz alternative district.

The initiative # Not on our back He had asked for it under the motto “combative for May Day”. The protesters were “masked” with face masks. The regulatory office had spontaneously accepted this, as a police spokeswoman said.

Initially, only two manifestations of hospitalized patients with a maximum of 25 participants were approved due to the Corona crisis. According to police, the elevator was initially peaceful.

In Brunswick According to the organizer, around 100 people protested against an event organized by the “Dierechte” micro-party on May 1. “Whenever and wherever the Nazis and other rights want to appear publicly in Braunschweig, we will be present and we will ensure that the brown ghost disappears,” said Brauschweiger “Alliance against the Right” spokesman Sebastian Wertmüller. Despite its small size, “The Right” represents a danger because of its “violent potential and as an anchor point for so-called free camaraderie and other right-wing activists.” Furthermore, Wertmüller accused the city of Braunschweig of “being very secretive about the ban on right-wing events.” .

According to “Bündnis gegen Rechts”, the city of Braunschweig had approved 50 protesters based on the applicable crown protection rules, and around 50 “supporters” had been on the site outside the official event.

The event originally planned for the “The Rights” party had already been banned by the city administration on Friday night to ensure protection against infection and to avoid clashes with participants in the demonstration. According to the information, the “The Rights” demonstration was expected to have a much larger number of participants than the 50 people allowed, as it had previously been announced on social media.

In Hamburg On the other hand, Labor Day was celebrated creatively: numerous boats were occupied for 12 minutes at noon. The German Shipowners Association (VDR) called under the motto #HeroesAtSeaShoutout to draw attention to the importance of the work of seafarers, especially in the pandemic. The VDR said on Twitter that current challenges for seafarers, such as the lack of crew changes, should also be disclosed. Ships in ports around the world, therefore, participated in the campaign.

Street fights on May 1

On the eve of the holidays, Berlin remained largely calm. Around 500 police officers were deployed at night and 250 during the day, as can be seen from Friday’s balance sheet. Police filed a total of eight criminal charges Thursday and the night of May 1 for violations of Corona regulations. Before that, around 500 people had been searched overnight, 27 of whom received complaints about administrative crimes.

Furthermore, forces in the Friedrichshain district on Rigaer Strasse / Liebigstrasse corner dissolved an unauthorized group from the left autonomous spectrum. Fireworks had been lit on two balconies on Liebigstrasse 34. The policemen were also thrown with colored bags. No one was injured in the paint bag attacks, and an emergency vehicle was damaged. Police state security at the State Criminal Police Office.

In the 1980s and 1990s, thousands of people on the left scene fought street battles with the police on May 1 in Kreuzberg. In subsequent years, there were protests for hours, followed by a brief run against state power. Finally, the street parties stopped the violence.