The Thai king is increasingly in Garmisch-Partenkirchen during the corona pandemic instead of in his own country. Now he got an unexpected visit.
- The king of Thailand, Rama X, resides time and again in a hotel in Garmisch-Partenkirchen during the coronavirus crisis .
- Now he was visited by activists.
- They projected unpleasant messages for the Thai kini onto the hotel.
Update, May 7, 4:47 p.m .: At the Oberbayern Süd police headquarters and the Garmisch-Partenkirchen market town, knowledge of both incidents was only gained through research on the daily newspaper.
A police spokeswoman said that one had to check whether there was a crime . The new mayor Elisabeth Koch (CSU) was completely relaxed. As a lawyer, she "sees no harm to the market" and therefore does not file a criminal complaint. Her comment on the light projections: "It is not our responsibility whether the King of Thailand lives in the Hotel Sonnenbichl or not."
The town hall in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is also provided with the messages.
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First announcement:
Garmisch-Partenkirchen - The protest against the stay of the Thai king Maha Vajiralongkorn in Garmisch-Partenkirchen does not abate. On the contrary. On Wednesday evening, just before midnight, ”the hotel in which he resides came into the spotlight.
Thai king in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Activists project message onto hotel
According to Bild plus , human rights activist and light artist Dirk-Martin Heinzelmann from the PixelHELPER Foundation projected critical messages onto the front of the building - in German, English and Thai. You could read sentences like: "Why does Thailand need a king who lives in Germany?" Or "Stop torturing Thai people. Criminal king! ”But it wasn't just the hotel that was affected. The pictures also appeared on the wall of the Garmisch-Partenkirchner town hall.
As it says on the homepage, the non-profit PixelHELPER Foundation fights against social grievances with unusual means.
Light projectors from moving cars are often used to project light cartoons onto international messages. This form of political protest has already been used against NSA surveillance projects, arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia and animal rights.
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