Escalation of violence in Leipzig: the protection of the Constitution alarmed - politicians are now announcing consequences

Leipzig experienced riots two nights in a row.

On Sunday, the Saxony police retweeted a very questionable tweet in order to then apologize.

• In the Saxon metropolis of Leipzig, riots broke out on Thursday and Friday.

• On Saturday evening, masked people threw stones and set barricades on the streets.

• The Saxony police responded with an unfortunate retweet.

Update from September 7th, 9:30 p.m.:

The

continue to cause concern: The

agency

certifies that the

in the city is increasingly willing to use violence.

It is worrying "that left-wing extremists not only factor in property damage firmly in their strategy, but are now also accepting personal injuries approvingly," said government spokeswoman Patricia Vernold on Monday.

After three nights of riot since Thursday, things remained calm in Leipzig at the beginning of the week.

The riots also showed how quickly the scene is now able to mobilize supporters.

"Autonomous or autonomous anarchists managed to mobilize several hundred - sometimes up to 500 people - every evening for three days and from scratch," said the spokeswoman.

Most of them were from Leipzig.

Politicians and the police

have meanwhile announced consequences.

What these look like will be announced on Tuesday.

In Dresden,

wants to

comment on the events in Leipzig

together with

.

In the trade fair city,

announced that he would meet with the Leipzig Police President Torsten Schultze.

After the conversation, Jung and Schultze want to jointly provide information on the consequences of the riots for future demonstrations in Leipzig.

Police in Saxony retweeted questionable mail - and then apologized

Update from September 7th, 6:33 a.m.:

The riots in Leipzig demanded a lot from the emergency services.

The police were targeted and violently attacked by rioters - several nights in a row (see updates below).

Apparently, an

on the

the

went through the nerves at some point.

This is the only way to explain this action.

An unknown officer retweeted

a more than questionable post

with the official account of the

on Sunday.

Text content:

Shortly afterwards the retweet was deleted again.

Nevertheless, a shit storm followed on Twitter, whereupon the Saxony police apologized:

The retweet was an unintentional act.

This tweet by no means corresponds to our point of view, which is why we immediately withdrew the retweet.

We apologize for this.

- Police Saxony (@PolizeiSachsen) September 6, 2020

She writes on Twitter: “The retweet was an unintentional act.

This tweet by no means corresponds to our point of view, which is why we immediately withdrew the retweet.

We apologize for this. "

Many Twitter users are not satisfied with that.

Even the apology has - as of Monday morning - 290 replies, very few of them friendly.

Above all, the phrase “unintentional act” is criticized.

Many users would like to know from the police how exactly one "unintentionally" retweeted a tweet without intent.

Update from September 6, 3:13 p.m.:

Saxony's

has sharply criticized the rioters in Leipzig.

From the point of view of the CDU politician, these do not pursue any political goals, such as affordable housing.

“These people are not interested in this topic.

They want to take action against our legal system, ”said Kretschmer on Sunday.

In addition, the Saxon country father assigned the perpetrators to a certain scene.

"It is left-wing extremists who attack things and police officers with evil violence," said the Christian Democrat.

"We speak a clear language: these people must be put down," announced Kretschmer Konsequenzen and sought alliance with the city.

“It is important that we work hand in hand with the city of Leipzig.

We do that too.

Police, judiciary, city administration - we declare war on these people ”.

Kretschmer wants to nip the violence in the bud.

“Anyone who owns a property, who owns a house, has the right to renovate and rent it out.” There should be no action against this by extremists who want to throw paint or start fires.

“We shouldn't allow ourselves to be offered anything like that,” said Saxony's head of government.

Violence escalation in Leipzig: hooded people attack police officers - unrest also on Saturday

Update from September 6th, 8:00 a.m.:

After

on Thursday and Friday, there were also

clashes

on

in Leipzig

yesterday

.

It is the third evening in a row that the situation has escalated.

In the Connewitz district, a

against gentrification and displacement got out of hand after just a few hundred meters.

"Immediately after the elevator started moving, participants threw stones at police officers and buildings and fired pyrotechnics," said police spokeswoman Mandy Heimann.

Due to the "unpeaceful situation", the meeting was declared dissolved.

Afterwards there were

in side streets

.

Several people were taken into custody.

15 people are being investigated.

Two policemen were injured during the operation.

Violence escalation in Leipzig: hooded people attack police officers - unrest also feared on Saturday

First report from September 5th: Leipzig

- In Leipzig there were

for

the

.

In the Saxon city, a

escalated

on Friday evening (September 4th)

in the alternative left-wing district of

.

condemned the riots "in the strongest possible terms".

A new political debate is also looming.

again called for a higher sentence for attacks on resistance against police officers.

"It cannot be that our police officers are fair game for left-wing extremists," he emphasized in a reaction to the incidents on Saturday. Society must protect itself in front of the security forces.

Saxony's Interior Minister Roland Wöller (CDU) also announced that he would advocate more severe penalties.

In particular, “targeted attacks on police officers” had “reached an unbearable level”, he emphasized.

But there were also different opinions from Leipzig.

Leipzig: Demonstration in the city of Connewitz gets out of hand - "massive stone throwing" on the police

According to the police,

had paving stones and bricks on a police station and oncoming emergency services on Friday, garbage cans were set on fire and burning barricades were placed on the rails of the tram.

"There was a massive stone throwing on our forces and vehicles," reported police spokeswoman Dorothea Benndorf.

The

reported about 100 demo participants, the

from "200 to 300". According

to initial

findings,

. Six police vehicles were damaged. There were initially no arrests. The police used tear gas.

Leipzig: Controversy over housebreaking and living space - Left and Greens get into an argument on Twitter

The background to the non-registered demo were

.

During the week an occupation of an empty house in the east of Leipzig by the police was ended.

On Friday afternoon, activists reported another cast in Connewitz via Twitter.

The

on duty

there in the

afternoon.

There was already a demonstration on Thursday from which police officers were attacked.

The

had

suffered

a serious

setback

with the occupations and violent clashes

, said Leipzig's Mayor Jung on Saturday.

"You don't create living space by attacking police officers and setting fire to barricades." The important housing debate is now becoming much more difficult, because now lost trust must first be regained.

On Twitter, Leipzig city councils got into dispute over the incidents.

The

defended the squatters as "social practice" through which they "look" - but before the second riots.

stressed, however, that violence is not a solution.

"Where should the justified anger about a lack of fundamental changes go?" Replied Nagel.

But what's going on in #Connewitz right now is counterproductive and does not help us in the matter of affordable rents.

Violence is not a solution.

# le0409

- Monika Lazar (@monikalazar) September 4, 2020

Escalation in Leipzig: helicopters in action - police cars crash into each other

Firecrackers and rockets flew during the demo, then the elevator started moving rapidly towards a

.

In this

called.

Stones flew against the windows of the police station.

The police then increased the number of their emergency services.

The officers were pelted with stones and bottles in several streets.

Two police cars drove into each other, which was acknowledged by the stone throwers with scornful hoots.

The violent

lasted about three quarters of an hour.

Then the situation calmed down.

The police also used a

.

Leipzig: After the outbreak of violence, another demo will probably follow on Saturday

The

had to put out several

.

Local residents helped to clear the barricades made of traffic signs and burning garbage cans from the streets.

Some called out to the rioters to get out of Connewitz.

There are always riots in the district.

There could be more turmoil throughout the weekend.

For

one was

was filed.

According to a report by the

, 100 participants have been announced under the motto "Combine struggles - for a neighborhood based on solidarity".

The police have meanwhile started to collect evidence.

After the demonstration, officials collected stones that demonstrators had thrown at police vehicles.

The stones were packed in plastic bags and taken away for evaluation.

Recently, riots in Stuttgart had made bigger headlines in Germany.

Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) then brought up a study on the subject of violence against the police.

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