Corona protest paralyzes downtown Magdeburg
Created: 01/08/2022Updated: 01/08/2022, 5:21 PM
Police officers stand in front of participants in a rally in the city center.
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The dimensions were indicated in the social networks.
There was talk of a mega demo.
In fact, thousands of people walk through Magdeburg for hours on Saturday.
Magdeburg - Smaller gatherings against the Corona policy were registered - in Magdeburg, however, after a mobilization in social networks on Saturday, thousands of people came together for protests.
They roamed the city for hours.
The spectrum of participants was wide: couples holding hands, people with strollers and dogs, children and senior citizens.
Apparently right-wing participants and violent football fans had mixed with the critics.
With whistles, drums, posters and loudspeakers, they vented their displeasure with the corona measures.
Trams stood still, roads were temporarily closed.
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The situation was dynamic and confusing until the early evening.
The police initially did not announce the total number of participants.
First up to 1,500 participants had gathered in the afternoon on the old market of the state capital, as a police spokesman said.
The entrances to the square have been blocked in order to comply with the hygiene regulations.
At the rally in front of the town hall, corona vaccinations, tests and the wearing of protective masks were criticized.
It was called for "disobedience".
"Don't let yourself be forbidden to run," they said.
Then people from the direction of the Alter Markt set out through the city center.
Protest marches were also on their way from other directions.
As a result, the trains united into one.
One of the registered events was a morning car parade.
According to the police spokesman, around 50 vehicles took part.
The parade went smoothly.
In Saxony-Anhalt, demonstrations registered at least 48 hours in advance are generally not restricted, but if there are more than ten participants, the competent assembly authority, in consultation with the health authority, can restrict, prohibit or impose conditions.
In the last week of December, the Magdeburg police tightened the rules for unannounced demonstrations by means of a general decree.
Protests that have not been registered are only allowed to take place there.
Protest marches through the streets are then prohibited.
There is also an obligation to wear a mask and to adhere to distance rules.
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