Two men in the supermarket refused to wear protective masks and attacked and seriously injured the police officers. Has the police been lured into a trap?
- On Saturday there was a mask dispute in a supermarket in Troisdorf , which eventually escalated.
- Two police officers called in were seriously injured.
- The suspect is now under investigation.
Update from May 13, 2020, 2:15 p.m .: In the case of two police officers seriously injured in a supermarket, the apartments of two suspects in Bonn and Troisdorf were searched on Wednesday . This was confirmed by a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office of the German Press Agency (dpa) .
According to the prosecutor, alleged evidence was secured during the operations in Bonn's old town and in Troisdorf , but nothing more can be said about it yet. Armed officials from a group of hundreds of people were also involved in the raids .
According to information from the German press agency , the police are suspecting that the police were lured into a trap on Saturday. Accordingly, there is a presumption that the two suspects deliberately provoked the situation and that everything had been planned (we reported).
According to information from investigators, the two suspects apparently had accomplices . Among other things, the incident was filmed from several perspectives. In the video you can hear a woman who identifies herself as the wife of one of the attackers. It was initially unclear whether it would be investigated against them or others.
After mask scandal in the supermarket - In the event of a raid, the trail leads into the imperial milieu
Update from May 13, 2020, 1:15 pm: After the mask scandal in a supermarket in Troisdorf, in which two police officers were seriously injured, according to the "Bild" newspaper, a raid is currently underway in Bonn on one of the suspects. A report from focus.de is an imperial citizen milieu .
The Bonn state security had previously started the investigation. Part of this was also whether one of the accused has any connections to the Reich citizens' scene (we reported.)
First message from May 13, 2020: Video: Mask dispute escalated in the supermarket - have the police been lured into a trap?
Düsseldorf - On Saturday afternoon two police officers were called to a supermarket in Troisdorf . There, two men were involved in a dispute with the supermarket staff. The two men are said to have refused to wear mouth-nose protection . Nationwide, a mask requirement applies since April 27th *. When the police arrived at the supermarket, the dispute escalated.
Corona virus: Mask dispute escalates in supermarket - police officers seriously injured
Finally, one of the two men is said to have put on a mask . Afterwards, however, as reported by focus.de, the called-in police officers were provoked by the two men.
A man was expelled from the supermarket . However, he did not comply with this request. A scuffle followed . An officer was punched in the face with his fist and went down. According to "Focus", the other policeman also had to be treated because of severe facial bruises. Both officials are said to be currently disabled.
The suspects are being investigated for willful physical harm and assault on police officers . They were released due to a lack of grounds for detention. However, investigators should also investigate whether it was a trap.
Corona virus: mask dispute escalates - was it a trap?
However, according to information from the German press agency, investigators are also suspecting that the two officers were lured into a trap. It is suspected that the two suspects intentionally provoked the situation.
One of the two had filmed the process with a camera attached to his body . Partial sequences of the deed circulate as a video on the Internet. As the German press agency found out, the investigators also check whether one of the two suspects has any connection to the Reich citizens' scene.
State security in Bonn has now taken over the investigation. "In view of the overall circumstances, political action cannot be ruled out," a spokesman for the Bonn police said to the "Generalanzeiger".
An unpleasant situation also happened in an Aldi branch. A senior citizen was asked to be considerate of Corona. Then she went completely nuts.
In Munich, the presence of the police to comply with the mask requirement was increased *. In public transport in particular, it is checked whether people wear masks. In
* tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network
