Corona demo in Munich spontaneously canceled because organizers are not allowed on Marienplatz

Actually there should be a new "Corona demo" at the weekend. However, the organizer blows the event because the city does not fulfill his wish.

• The corona virus continues to dominate life in Munich.
• Although there are easing measures such as the gradual opening of catering, some people are dissatisfied with the government's measures .
• The demonstration against the corona restrictions planned for Saturday (June 6) has been canceled.
• The organizer may not hold the  "Corona demo" at the location of his choice.

Corona demo in Munich spontaneously canceled because organizers are not allowed on Marienplatz

Update of June 5, 12.55 p.m .: The demonstration against the corona restrictions planned for tomorrow was canceled at short notice, as reported by Bayerischer Rundfunk . 

The organizers of the anti # Corona demos in Munich submitted a constitutional complaint to the Federal Constitutional Court. They also want to demonstrate again on the #Marienplatz on Saturday. @ BR24 https://t.co/ScuiMaNPtK

The organizer wanted to hold the event again at Marienplatz in Munich . But the city thwarted him. The district administration department stated that there would be no rallies on Marienplatz.

Corona demo in Munich canceled: Theresienwiese not wanted

For the organizer, the refusal does not respect the free choice of the place of assembly. He does not want to switch to Theresienwiese again, as in the past few weeks . He complains that the police are sealing off the area on a large scale, preventing protesters from taking part in the event. It is still unclear whether there will be a “Corona demo” the following weekend.

Corona demo in Munich: protests run out of air - city takes action against disturbing symbolism

Update from May 31, 4:55 pm: The city of Munich intervenes against the use of the yellow “Jewish star  ” on corona demonstrations. A spokesman for the police confirmed on Sunday that the ban had already been part of the city of Munich's ruling on the demonstration on Saturday.

As in other cities, several hundred people protested on Saturday in the Bavarian capital against a curtailment of fundamental rights in the fight against the corona virus. At the demonstration in Munich, however, no violation of the condition was registered, said the police spokesman.

The background to the ban is that at some Corona rallies the so-called Judenstern, a label imposed on the Jews by the National Socialists , was shown with the inscription "unvaccinated". This is intended to awaken associations with the persecution during the Nazi era. The city of Munich no longer wants to tolerate this. According to the police, there is a fine for violations.

Corona demo in Munich in cloudy weather: sluggish for organizers? The air runs out of protests

Update 9:32 pm: The Corona demo in Munich was quiet and without any noticeable incidents. Although the organizers tried to get 10,000 of the participants in court and failed, not even the officially approved 1,000 people came together. With more and more easing taking effect, fewer people seem to want to protest the measures. 

Update, 4:53 p.m .: As the Munich police describe to us, the protest event on Theresienwiese is in the final phase. According to estimates, around 700 people have gathered at the top to demonstrate against the restriction of their fundamental rights. Incidents worth mentioning? Nothing. The distances were kept and the assembly was peaceful.

Corona demo in Munich in cloudy weather: sluggish for organizers? The air runs out of protests

Update, 4:36 pm:  In many cities in Bavaria, people demonstrated on Saturday against what they consider to be strict corona measures . One of the largest gatherings took place in Munich, where  an estimated 700 people demonstrated on the Theresienwiese under the motto "Standing together for freedom, fundamental rights and self-determination". According to a police spokeswoman, the gathering was quiet, the distance requirements were also observed. After a decision by the administrative court, a maximum of 1000 people were allowed to attend the event.

At the #Theresienwiese in # Munich, 1,000 people demonstrate again against the # Corona measures of the government. The mood is peaceful. There are only a few demonstrators around the site this week, who were no longer allowed on the # demo site. @ BR24 @BR_Oberbayern pic.twitter.com/U4oj7dVJyp

Update, 2.45 p.m .: As the Munich police inform on request from tz.de , today's demonstration on Theresienwiese is scheduled for 3 p.m. So it will start in a few minutes. A week ago, the demonstration had to be canceled due to a thunderstorm - at the moment it does not look like a repeat of the storm in the Bavarian capital.

Update from May 30, 1 p.m .: After the organizer of the demonstration on Theresienwiese threatened to go to the next instance, i.e. the Administrative Court, if the Administrative Court refused, the move to the High Court has now also failed. Accordingly, the organizer has to be content with demonstrating on the Theresienwiese with only 1,000 demonstrators instead of the 10,000 people registered.

Corona demo in Munich: urgent application rejected - crowds expected on Theresienwiese

Update May 29, 5:35 pm: Once again, the Corona demo on Theresienwiese is only permitted for 1000 participants . The administrative court confirmed this decision of the city on Friday. As in the previous two weeks, the organizers had announced a rally with 10,000 people on the Theresienwiese for Saturday (start: 3 p.m.) . The motto of the meeting: "Stand together for freedom, fundamental rights and self-determination." On May 16, the approved demonstration went off without a hitch, but 2500 other people had gathered around the Oktoberfest  and largely ignored the minimum distances

. The event had to be canceled last Saturday due to a thunderstorm. By then, far fewer than 1,000 participants had gathered on the site. However, the organizers criticize that those wishing to participate could not have reached the Oktoberfest unhindered.

Police officers on the Munich Theresienwiese. 

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The district administration department (KVR) is still of the opinion that if the number of participants exceeds 1000, the minimum distances applicable due to the protection against infection can not be observed . These concerns are shared by the judiciary. The Friday judgment stated that the organizer had not made it credible to ensure the required hygiene measures . It is not clear how 1000 folders are to be recruited and strategically trained. The organizers consider the requirements of the KVR to be disproportionate. Both the rigorous restriction of the number of participants in such a huge area and the identical judicial decisions are "grossly unconstitutional," explains a spokeswoman. The demo initiators now want to go to the Bavarian Administrative Court again.

Corona demo in Munich: urgent application rejected

Update 12.03:  The Bavarian Administrative Court has decided: At the announced demonstration on the Theresienwiese, a maximum of 1000 people can continue to participate. The court rejected an urgent request from the organizer on Friday. He had asked to admit 10,000 people to the demonstration on the Theresienwiese. The court thus confirmed a decision by the state capital (LHM).

"The court continues to share LHM's concerns that the organizer cannot comply with the contact restrictions imposed by the Bavarian Infection Protection Ordinance," the statement said. Thus, the organizer will take the next step to the Bavarian Administrative Court.

First registration from May 29, 2020

Munich - For many people, the corona crisis is an ordeal just three months after the start of the "lockdown" . For example, a Munich bar owner wrote an open branding letter to politicians - the requirements for gastronomy are a thorn in his side. Another did not use the chance to open it carefully again. There are many people who are against the government's measures against the corona virus - some of them want to make it known again during a demonstration on the Theresienwiese this weekend .

Munich: Corona measures demo on the Theresienwiese - drastic step?

The demonstration “ Freedom. Fundamental Rights and Self-Determination ”should take place on Saturday. It is the third attempt at the Theresienwiese in Munich, the last one was canceled due to an unexpected storm . Once again, the organizers had registered 10,000 people with the KVR (district administration department) - only 1,000 were admitted (as was the case last time). Therefore, the organizer has now taken a drastic step and filed a lawsuit with the Bavarian Administrative Court. In the event of a refusal, the organizer wants to  contact the next instance, i.e. the Bavarian Administrative Court. 

Munich: Corona demo on the Theresienwiese - police on alert

For the police, the first “ Corona demo ” turned out to be calm overall. Clearly more problems had been expected - but the onlookers, who had gathered around the area on Theresienwiese , had been a thorn in the side of the officials. It remains to be seen how the third attempt of the “Corona demo” in Munich will develop.

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