On Sunday there will be a pro-Russian car parade and a counter-demo in Hanover.
The Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior reacted with a decree.
Hanover - Against the background of pro-Russian demonstrations, the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior has sent a decree to the police on how to deal with the motorcade planned for Sunday (April 10, 2022) in Hanover.
It makes it clear that the meetings and their legitimate concerns are to be protected in principle, it said in a statement on Friday.
At the same time, the ministry reiterated that action should be taken consistently against any abuse of the right of assembly for pro-Russian war propaganda and mockery or intimidation of people who had fled Ukraine, as reported by hna.de *.
Pro-Russian motorcade on Sunday in Hanover
Interior Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) said: “We have no reason to place people of Russian origin here in Lower Saxony* under general suspicion.
Most of the people with Russian roots living here are appalled by the criminal and illegal war that Putin’s army is waging in Ukraine*.”
Most of the people with Russian roots living here are appalled by the criminal war that violates international law.
Lower Saxony Interior Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD)
In particular, the motorcade in Berlin last weekend and other gatherings throughout Germany have shown that a few people with Russian roots welcome this war.
According to Pistorius, the police will pursue corresponding crimes.
400 cars expected at pro-Russian motorcade in Hanover
"We will not accept rallies being turned into Russian nationalist demonstrations of power and roaming our streets as a kind of victory celebration."
According to the ministry, two motorcades were registered this weekend with the assembly authorities in Osnabrück and Hanover, which are intended to combat discrimination against the Russian population or people of Russian origin in Germany.
Around 400 cars are expected at the motorcade in Hanover, and 100 participants in Osnabrück.
(dpa/rdg)
A pro-Russian motorcade because of the Ukraine conflict is causing a stir in Berlin* – the FDP is demanding fines and imprisonment.
*hna.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
