Corona demos in Munich's old town: Aggressive mood - police have to get involved

There was a partially charged mood at the Corona demos on Saturday in Munich. The police had to intervene.

• On Saturday there were demonstrations against the corona protective measures in several places in downtown Munich. 
• The demonstrators feel restricted in their freedom. 
• Protective provisions were sometimes ignored. Almost 6000 people in Munich have officially been infected with the corona virus *. 

Munich - Demonstrations against the exit restrictions and other corona measures by the Bavarian government took place in Munich's old town on Saturday . The alliance called for “Not without us - a communication center for democratic resistance”. At the rallies, interferences with fundamental rights were complained about and, among other things, stickers with the words "Health dictatorship" distributed. The participants had mainly organized themselves via Facebook groups. Similar demos also took place in other Bavarian cities such as Ingolstadt or Augsburg. 

Munich: The Corona demonstrators chant "Basic Law" - but react hostile to the police

At Marienplatz , Max-Joseph-Platz , at Stachus and at Odeonsplatz  , between 30 and 50 participants were admitted to the demonstration stations. This Twitter video shows how the demonstrators chant "Basic Law". In another: "We are here, we are loud because we are stolen from freedom!"

Demo Munich
Despite bad weather pic.twitter.com/H7Bzgomxpu

At least on a photo of the Twitter page "Endstation Rechts", which was taken in front of the State Opera, there are far more than 50 participants. In addition, most of them do not wear protective masks and keep little or no distance between them . The site even speaks of a "corona party". The head of the meeting had requested more distance in an announcement. The Twitter page continues: "Announcements @PolizeiMuenchen were partially hostile." It was mobbed, whistled and booed. 

# Corona party / #hygienedemo at Max-Josephs-Platz Munich. Photo after the meeting leader asked for more distance. Announcements @PolizeiMuenchen were sometimes hostile. # covid19 pic.twitter.com/wNGDyqTQJe

Photo journalist Robert Andreasch also observed several AfD members of the Bundestag from Bavaria, including Petr Bystron, Hansjörg Müller and Johannes Huber, among the demonstrators.

Hundreds of conspiracy ideologists crowd on Max-Joseph-Platz in # Munich. Right in the middle are the AfD Bundestag members Petr Bystron, Hansjörg Müller and Johannes Huber. Incompatible with registration and the # Corona restrictions, undisturbed by @PolizeiMuenchen. pic.twitter.com/rEkHWY6vfS

Corona demo in Munich: Aggressive mood also at Marienplatz

A similar demo picture emerged at Marienplatz, as this video also underlines. The police announcement reaps a loud whistle concert. The police had repeatedly used loudspeakers to protest the demonstrators to leave Marienplatz. The participants complied with this only slowly. 

Again, @PolizeiMuenchen with its announcement at Marienplatz # munich can hardly get around hostile mood. #corona # covid19 pic.twitter.com/cXPA6o0d1h

Read also:  "What a fool": Photos from the S3 show Corona madness in Munich *

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