Two students, who were convicted in Bavaria for so-called container of food, want to bring their case before the Federal Constitutional Court. The lawsuit is to be filed on November 8 in Karlsruhe. This was announced by the Society for Freedom Rights (GFF), which co-ordinated legal proceedings and supported the two women.
The students were caught in Olching near Munich with fruit and vegetables from the dumpster of a supermarket. The district court Fürstenfeldbruck interpreted this as a theft and condemned the women to help each eight hours at the local blackboard. They also received a fine of 225 euros on probation. This judgment was confirmed by the Bavarian Supreme Court in early October.
"Containers is no theft," said Boris Burghardt of the GFF. "Anyone who prevents food from being wasted does nothing wrong." The women were quoted as saying: "We want to emphasize our position against food waste and the criminalization of containerization by taking the step to the Federal Constitutional Court."