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WDue to violations of the mask requirement and lack of safety distances, the police repeatedly stopped a demonstration of the alliance “lateral thinking 69” on Saturday in Frankfurt. “The ‘Querdenker’ elevator stops again and again and the meeting leader is asked to communicate hygiene requirements,” police tweeted in the early afternoon. The train leaving from the main station was also repeatedly blocked by counter-protesters.
According to the organizers, several hundred protesters participated in the demonstration against the federal and state crown measures. According to the Frankfurt Public Order Office, around 2000 participants registered for the final rally at 2.30 pm Due to the event under the slogan “No Lockdown for Bembeltown”, there were massive traffic disruptions in downtown Frankfurt.
The “unconventional thinkers” rally broke up
Left-wing protesters blocked the start of the “lateral thinker” demonstration. They stopped in several streets, displaying a banner with the inscription “The right to the land” and the symbols of the Antifa. The police blocked the roads to keep the demonstration groups away from each other. To clear the blockages, the police also used a water cannon and occasional batons.
Water cannons in the center of Frankfurt
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The final rally of the “lateral thinkers” was interrupted by officials shortly after, because hygiene requirements were not met. Hundreds of protesters stayed in the square, the police again used the water cannon. According to the regulatory office, the march of the demonstration was shortened considerably and moved to other streets. It was forbidden to wear a Star of David with various inscriptions (such as “CoV-2”, “unvaccinated”, “vaccinate frees you”, “Dr. Mengele” or “ZION”) as in similar demonstrations.
Despite the strict requirements, many of the protesters on the “side thinker” train did not wear mouth and nose protection as prescribed and did not maintain the prescribed distance. The start of the demonstration was also delayed for this reason. According to the police, participants had been asked several times to comply with the requirements, and this request had to be repeated over the course of the event. The police had already announced in advance that they would act consistently in the event of rapes.
The German Association of Journalists (DVJ) appealed to the police to allow the media to report freely. Initially, two journalists from the satirical magazine “Titanic” were prohibited from taking pictures during the demonstration. They could only have continued working after showing their press credentials.
Last week, around 20,000 “side thinkers” demonstrated against the federal government’s crown measures in Leipzig. There were riots and violent right-wing extremists also participated.
