The amendment to the Infection Protection Act is to be passed in the Bundestag and Bundesrat in Berlin today.
Opponents of the corona rules are calling for protests.
The police are concerned.
In
Berlin
there is a demonstration against the new
Infection Protection Act
and the Corona rules.
Because the Bundestag must not be hindered in its work,
demonstrations
are
prohibited, especially during the sessions directly in front of the parliament.
The police are expecting
several thousand participants
during the day.
Berlin - Already in the early morning several hundred people gathered in Berlin before the beginning of the Bundestag session on further changes to the
Infection
Protection Act
on Wednesday in the Berlin government district against the
corona restrictions
*.
According to the police, they found themselves around the locked Reichstag building and the Republic Square in front of it that morning.
The mood has been calm so far, said a police spokesman.
It
is unclear
how many
protesters
against the
Infection
Protection Act are expected.
According to the police, it could be several thousand to more than ten thousand.
There are provisions such as wearing
face mask
and keeping your distance.
2000 police officers are on duty, including support from nine other federal states and from the federal police.
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Participants in a demonstration against the federal government's corona restrictions in front of the Brandenburg Gate.
© Kay Nietfeld / dpa
The Federal Ministry of the Interior had banned several registered demonstrations directly in front of the Reichstag building * in the so-called pacified district.
The police therefore cordoned off the area extensively.
However, there were numerous calls on the Internet not to register demonstrations, but to drive spontaneously to Berlin and
protest
at the
Bundestag
against the Corona rules and the changes in the Infection Protection Act.
The police spoke of a "high level of mobilization".
Corona demo in Berlin against the Infection Protection Act: Police expect difficult operations
The police union (GdP) expects a difficult mission for the officers: inside.
Past
demonstrations
in other cities have shown how quickly something like this can escalate and how quickly the police can be helpless, said GdP spokesman Benjamin Jendro in the morning on the RBB information radio.
The big problem is that a broad spectrum is taking to the streets.
"That means that it is not all
right-wing extremists
who run there, but also people who are afraid of their existence." Children and elderly people are also there to protest against corona rules and a new version of the Infection Protection Act.
Demonstration in Berlin against the Infection Protection Act: Thousands could not adhere to the Corona rules
Police President Barbara Slowik had announced that she would
enforce
the
corona rules
at the demonstrations with all permissible means.
“We will do everything in our power not to allow any gatherings without mouth and nose protection.” Should it happen, the police will disband it as soon as possible.
You absolutely want to avoid pictures like a week ago in Leipzig or in August before the Reichstag.
"We will and must think about other measures than usual." The aim is to contain the spread of the virus.
With up to 2200 colleagues, also with support from other federal states, we are on duty to protect the gatherings, to ensure compliance with # Covid19 infection protection regulations and for the safety of the city. # B1811
- Berlin Police Deployment (@PolizeiBerlin_E) November 18, 2020
At the same time she pointed out the problems the police had with these demonstrations.
"Tens of thousands of people who refuse to leave, but continue to protest peacefully (...), we will not be able to separate them within a very short time and thus guarantee protection against viruses." The fact that thousands of people do not obey the rules is what makes it particularly difficult.
Corona demo in Berlin also against the new version of the Infection Protection Act: Leipzig as a warning
In
Leipzig
least gathered about two weeks ago
20,000 demonstrators.
According to the police, 90 percent of the participants did not wear masks.
The rally was broken up, after which the demonstrators forced a walk across the Leipziger Ring.
The police couldn't stop them.
There were scuffles, firecrackers flew.
There were also groups of neo-Nazis among the demonstrators.
On August 29th, on the sidelines of a large demonstration with tens of thousands of participants in Berlin, several hundred people overcame barriers in front of the Reichstag building.
They ran up the stairs and triumphantly stood in front of the visitor entrance.
The pictures caused a sensation and outrage among most parties.
(with agencies)
* fr.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital network
List of rubric lists: © Kay Nietfeld
