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More than 3,000 people marched through Basel on Saturday afternoon for an approved anti-fascist demonstration. Among other things, he targeted the “wave of repression” from the Basel criminal court against participants in a 2018 rally.
The demonstration took place on the second anniversary of a counter-demonstration to a rally of the right-wing national association Pnos in Basel. Since the summer, a series of trials have been taking place in the Basel criminal court against more than 50 participants in the demonstration at that time.
(Video: Telebasel)
Lawsuits for breach of the peace
In previous trials, the defendants were sentenced to several months in prison, mainly for disturbing public order, in the case of a young woman, eight months.
Rally participants said they came together to show solidarity with the convicts. Do not be intimidated in the “fight against fascism,” said a spokeswoman.
The police operation with rubber bullets was also condemned at that time. A few days ago alleged police videos appeared on so-called social networks on the Internet, in which even the police described the operation as disproportionate.
Sprayereien
The march of the demonstration on Saturday moved through the center of Basel to Kleinbasel in the direction of Messeplatz, to the site of the violent clash in November 2018. However, the police blocked the entrances to the square, so the train finally arrived at the end of the line at Theodorskirchplatz agreed with the approval authorities. thrown away.
Apart from some fumigations on the walls of the houses, the demonstration passed peacefully until shortly after 6:00 p.m.
