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After riots in Kassel: police union calls for "assembly lockdown"

2021-03-28T21:13:41.892Z


At Corona demos, the police repeatedly clash with the participants. People are often injured in the process. The police union has had enough now.


At Corona demos, the police repeatedly clash with the participants.

People are often injured in the process.

The police union has had enough now.

Munich - Corona * demos repeatedly lead to violations of the Infection Protection Act and attacks on police officers and journalists.

The demo participants themselves are often injured.

The Bavarian Police Union (GdP) is now enough.

They appeal to politicians but also to the courts.

Corona demos: Police are calling for those responsible to rethink

In a press release, the union refers, among other things, to the riot last weekend in Kassel *.

She also speaks of an "increasing, aggressive basic mood in society".

The police also know that the riots often originate from minorities.

"Completely stupid, responsible and inconsiderate lateral thinkers as well as left and right violent groups allow the peaceful meetings to escalate consciously and calculatingly." That is why the GdP is now calling for a rethink among those responsible for approving such demonstrations.

One even speaks of a “meeting lockdown”.

The GdP state chairman Peter Pytlik said: “Anyone who attacks police officers during demonstrations, hampers journalists and rescue workers in their work and deliberately violates the infection control rules and the freedom of assembly and thus 'oneself' basic rights, such as the right to physical integrity , tramples, must accept that such events can and may no longer take place in times of the pandemic. "

Scenes from the Corona demo in Kassel (video)

Corona demos: Police appeal to the administrative courts

However, the union emphasizes once again that it considers it regrettable that a ban on assembly would curtail the fundamental rights of those who “want to peacefully express their opinion”.

At the same time, appeal to the administrative courts not to allow meetings that have already been banned afterwards.

"This is exactly the procedure that the courts should look at in the future more precisely and more responsibly, so as not to indirectly 'support' such scenes as at the weekend in Kassel in the future through their decisions and, so to speak, to accept them as 'collateral legal damage'," said the GdP state chairman Pytlik.

The police officers also expect “clear political support”.

And the press release also says: “The freedom of demonstration and assembly is a high basic right and the police also protect the exercise of this basic right!

But if fanatics willing to use violence abuse this basic right for their own ideological goals, then the state has to show itself defensively, forbid such events with determination, and act adamantly if the ban on assembly is not observed. "

Corona demos: decency and respect are dwindling more and more

The GdP also demands clear legal bases and judicial decisions in order to be able to proceed as the state wishes.

"It makes us angry and sad that in the democratic exercise of the freedom of assembly, human decency and respect for one another are largely dwindling and the police are often used as a 'plaything' for justice and politics." Also on the coming weekends - especially on Easter - numerous demonstrations were announced again.

(tel) * Merkur.de / bayern and * hna.de are offered by IPPEN.MEDIA

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Source: merkur

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