Large demo in Munich: "Church service" against Corona? Police first agree - and then take action

Corona demos will also take place in Bavaria on Sunday.

Several thousand demonstrators are expected in Munich - despite strict conditions.

• The number of infections * is increasing:

  The

  partial lockdown

  will therefore also begin in

  Bavaria

  from Monday

• Demonstrators also took

  to the streets

  at the weekend to protest

  the

  measures

• At the

  Corona demo

  in

  Munich

  , organizers want to

  circumvent the requirements

  with a

  trick

Update from November 1, 10:02 p.m.:

According to the police,

breaches of the

occurred during the beginning of the corona demonstrations in

, and there were occasional reports.

For the general meeting of the demonstration against the corona measures on the Theresienwiese,

admitted

by the city of Munich

.

Corona demo in Bavaria: "lateral thinking 089" calls for a demo as a "church service"

In order to avoid these requirements, the leader of the demonstration announced that a

would be held instead of a rally

.

In Bavaria, outdoor services are allowed without a limited number of spectators.

However, according to the police, there was neither a

nor a

.

It was in the air about today's meeting.

- Police Munich (@PolizeiMuenchen) November 1, 2020

After an initial assessment, the police let the event continue, even though

part in the demonstration.

Because, according to the police report, “the idea of ​​a service could initially be followed, since the content and

recognizable”.

When the demo of the initiative “

” turned more and more into a loud concert, the police intervened.

Since the organizer did not show understanding, the event finally ended at around 6:55 p.m.

Large demo in Munich: "Church service" against Corona?

Incident during protests in Northern Bavaria

First report from November 1, 6.41 p.m .:

All leisure activities were open for the

last time on

before the “Lockdown light”

,

close for November - as a reaction to the rising coronavirus numbers in Bavaria and Germany.

While the majority of

to the streets in a regulated

manner

, opponents of the

for

at the weekend

.

Among others in

and

.

Crosses and coffins with wreaths of flowers and flags of Germany adorned the stage on

in

.

In addition to a few speakers - among them the

-

had already

gathered

at the beginning of the

.

The initiative "

" called for a rally.

The demonstrators wanted to protest against the federal government's tightened corona measures.

Update from the # Theresienwiese. # Muc0111 #Muenchen pic.twitter.com/ffCyhuk8Zt

- Marc Kniepkamp (@MK_Muc) November 1, 2020

Corona demo in Munich: "Lateral thinking 089" calls for a rally - or for a church service?

More than 10,000 demonstrators gathered here as early as mid-September, many of them without a mask or distance.

There

should also be a large number

on

too.

However

, the city of

rejected the

initiative's multiple attempts to

register

.

Two courts upheld the limit of

.

An organizer of the

now

wants to defend itself

against the requirements

with a

.

"This is not about

, this is about a

" said the speaker before calling on the participants to pray with him.

Why do the organizers of the Munich demonstration against the coronavirus * measures want to turn their rally into a service?

Quite simply,

outdoor

in Bavaria do not have a limited

Does the pastor only talk about masks and distance at Sunday mass?

This is a political event packed into a mass!

And also advertising for Leipzig @PolizeiMuenchen can be danced around on the nose. # Muc0111 #Querdenker # lateral thinking089 #Cross-thinking pic.twitter.com/wKLWENYU2Y

- French Press 🌈🌈🌈 (@ArabicaKaffee) November 1, 2020

Corona demos in Bavaria: Police report mask refusers in Schweinfurt

The initiative's demo was the largest, but not the only Corona *

in Bavaria.

In Schweinfurt, too,

fought against the conditions imposed by the

.

About

joined the citizens' initiative “Parents Stand

” on Sunday to protest against the

to demonstrate.

Because 18 participants refused this very vehemently and did not want to wear a mask even after repeated requests, the police took action.

A spokesman confirmed to the

"The size of the event was approved, but on the condition that the participants wear masks." The

are therefore reported for a

.

A flash mob was stopped, mask refusers were reported and the demo area was expelled.

The speakers again spread rumors and conspiracy myths.

#schweinfurt #corona #unterfranken #coronademo https://t.co/wOgd5yYSHy

- mainpost (@mainpost) November 1, 2020

The beginning of the

, on the other hand, should have been calm at the beginning, confirmed the police of the

on

.

Coronavirus in Bavaria: Söder swears the population to one month of renunciation

Before

into

on Monday

to reduce the number of infections, many were still enjoying the last few hours in the Free State's culture and leisure facilities, as well as in restaurants and cafes.

From Monday, strict

restrictions will

apply

: a maximum of

may come together - in private and public spaces.

Unlike in the spring of the first corona lockdown,

,

and

remain open.

(

) *