Demos of the “lateral thinkers” and counter-events are planned for Saturday afternoon (November 6th, 2021) in Leipzig.
The police are preparing a large-scale operation.
Leipzig - With a large police presence, emergency services are to accompany several demonstrations in Leipzig on Saturday afternoon (November 6th, 2021). In addition to an announced demonstration by the “lateral thinkers” against the Corona measures *, there will also be a demonstration against a “mandatory vaccination”. The central demonstration, for which a number of counter-protests were registered, was registered by the group "Movement Leipzig". Of the originally 3000 registered participants, only 1000 are allowed due to the development of the pandemic in Saxony.
The police warned of traffic restrictions and possible closures due to the demonstrations in the inner city of the Saxon city in the run-up to the event.
To make matters worse, there is also a top Bundesliga game in the city: at 6.30 p.m. the game between the local soccer team Red Bull Leipzig against the current runners-up Borussia Dortmund will kick off.
Planned “lateral thinker” demo in Leipzig: Police are planning a large-scale operation and are calling for reinforcements
Also because of the experience of a “lateral thinker” demonstration last year *, at which 20,000 demonstrators marched through the city center of Leipzig, the forces of the Saxon police have prepared for a large-scale operation. In addition to the forces of the Saxon riot police, the Leipzig Police Department also received support from a police helicopter, a water cannon squadron and a cavalry squadron. The Saxon Ministry of the Interior has also requested reinforcements from other federal states.
In view of the current developments, the Thuringian constitution protection president Stephan Kramer warned in an interview with the editorial network Germany against a radicalization of corona deniers: inside and opponents: inside of the corona measures.
"The fourth wave, the discussion about booster vaccinations * and tightening of corona measures such as the expansion of 2G regulations can lead to a new push for the scene."
Radicalization in the out-of-the-box thinker scene: constitutional protectors are alarmed
Kramer pointed out that this tendency can be seen not only in demonstrations, but above all in Internet comments.
"We are witnessing mobbing, insults, physical attacks and ultra-aggressive behavior all over the country."
This is now the order of the day nationwide.
The fourth wave of the pandemic as well as “communication deficits and contradictions in politics about the booster vaccinations” led to the fact that the scene felt confirmed and was “further fueled”.
(red / dpa)
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