Hans Becker (70) stands across.
Despite the lockdown being extended, he wants to reopen his café-bistro in Gmund on Monday.
A deliberate violation of the Corona regulation - and a sign of protest.
Due to the extension of the
corona
lockdown
, the
catering
must also
remain closed.
A
landlord from Gmund
does not want to accept that - he announces the
opening of his bistro
for Monday
.
The restaurateur didn't expect many guests at first.
Gmund
- Hans Becker makes no secret of his plans: on
and Co. he announced that in his “Das Becker's” in Gmund, customers no longer have to be satisfied with “To Go”.
The
restaurant
that opened in the new row of shops on Tegernseer Straße in spring will
be open again
on
Monday
.
"We look forward to seeing you.
Come in large
numbers
and show the
politicians
that you no longer feel like having to be constantly dictated when you can do something, ”so the bold invitation to the guests in the social networks.
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When asked by the
Tegernseer Zeitung,
Becker, who runs the café together with his son, confirms his
stance
.
The
government's
corona
measures
- tightened from Monday onwards - are neither helpful nor comprehensible, says Becker and adds, with a view to the catering trade: "We are not responsible for what the government calls a pandemic."
He is neither politically right nor does he deny the existence of the virus, 'explains the 70-year-old.
However, from the
point of view of the catering industry
, which has implemented all hygiene
measures, he lacks
the understanding of
the current measures
and personally.
“Thinking backwards and forwards”, Becker thinks, is appropriate in these times.
"I want to send a
signal
that politics is going in the wrong direction."
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The businessman's anger is so great that he also
accepts the
fines
that are undoubtedly
imminent
.
According to the catalog of fines, the operator faces a fine of up to 5,000 euros if he actually opens his restaurant on Monday and entertains guests.
“I would even be happy to receive a corresponding fine,” says Becker, who is already announcing that he will defend himself against such a decision and - if necessary -
fight
the dispute right up to the
European Court of Justice
.
“I would take it,” explains the landlord, who
already
considers
the
Corona regulations
to be
illegal
and who was there when a demonstration took place in Berlin a few weeks ago against the passing of the new Infection Protection Act.
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But Becker also emphasizes: He
does
not want to
endanger
his
guests
, nor risk that they too - unknowingly - collect a fine.
He will therefore
adhere
to the
usual hygiene and distance
rules in his bistro and also make his visitors explicitly aware of the risk of a control and a fine.
Corona in Gmund: restaurateur Becker expects 10 to 15 guests - "more will not come anyway"
Incidentally, Becker does not expect the big rush: “10 to 15 people - that's all there is anyway”, estimates the restaurateur, who
would like to continue to offer
a
to-go menu
.
According to his own words, he has received mostly
positive reactions to
his protest action
, but also some negative ones.
Becker makes it clear: With the
opening
, it's not about generating sales (“I don't earn a cent with it”), but about waking up.
“We still have a few
reserves
ourselves
and can survive for a few more weeks,” says the businessman.
But he also has many friends and acquaintances in the industry who are already broke.
Opening despite lockdown: Bistro in Gmund has to expect an inspection soon
It is unclear how long the “Becker's” protest will last.
The bistro operator will probably have to
expect
a
control
soon
.
If the police - from whatever source - get wind of such a violation, “we will of course stop by”, announced Stefan Sonntag, spokesman for the police headquarters in Upper Bavaria South.
Bistro in Gmund: The police make it clear: “Are forced to stop the opening
The
police
will also contact the Miesbach district office as the competent authority to discuss how to proceed in the case.
It is not just about imposing a fine.
"We are also forced to stop the opening," says Sonntag.
This is also confirmed by Sophie Stadler, spokeswoman for the district office: A control is essential in such cases.
"There are many who suffer from the restrictions," says Stadler.
It is therefore a
requirement of fairness
that everyone really has to obey the rules.
Parents, on the other hand, criticize the holiday cancellation that accompanies the extension of the corona lockdown.
Her statement: The digital lessons are going "quite well".
You can find all current developments of the corona crisis in the Miesbach district in our news ticker
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