Villa occupied: police use drone – activists negotiate with university
Created: 06/16/2022, 15:52
By: Lucas Maier
Kassel: occupying ignite pyrotechnics on the Villa Rühl.
© Lucas Maier
In Kassel, the Villa Rühl has been occupied by activists.
But this ends in the first night.
The police were on site with a contingent.
Update from Thursday, June 16, 10:55 a.m .:
The occupation of Villa Rühl in Kassel ended that night.
After negotiations, the activists left the building at around 1:30 a.m., as reported by HNA.de.
The North Hesse police had previously used a rescue service drone to explore the situation.
According to a spokesman for the North Hesse police, there were 13 activists on the site.
Villa occupation in Kassel: University negotiates with the occupiers
The building at Mönchebergstraße* 42, the Villa Rühl, is managed by the University of Kassel.
The deanery refrained from filing a criminal complaint, as a result the people left the premises, the police said.
According to the police, there were no reports or arrests.
The activists speak to hna.de of at least one detention.
Kassel: A drone was also used in the operation around the villa.
© Lucas Maier
During the occupation, around 100 people gathered in front of house number 42 on Mönchebergstrasse* and held a rally.
In the end, around 40 of them formed a short demonstration with the occupiers and marched onto the university campus.
During the operation, a mid-double-digit number of police officers were on site.
Kassel: Villa Rühl was also occupied in the last documenta summer of 2017
The Villa Rühl was already occupied during the last Documenta, five years ago.
One requirement was therefore to put the building to a “more sensible” use.
A new social center was already one of the demands in 2017.
In 2017, the building was occupied for around half a month.
At that time, the occupation ended with an evacuation by the police.
Kassel: Villa Rühl occupied by activists
First report from Wednesday, June 15:
Kassel - Center for Art and Culture, that's what Kassel would like to be again this year for documenta15.
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Kassel: Villa Rühl occupied
Today (June 15) a group of activists occupied Villa Rühl.
The building was only occupied at the last Documenta in 2017.
Around ten activists made it to the villa on Mönchebergstrasse* in Kassel around 9:30 p.m., despite the police presence, even after the actual occupation.
Whether the cast will remain will be seen in the next few hours.
(Lucas Maier)
Editorial note: A first version of this text stated that Villa Rühl was on Mombachstrasse. That was a mix up. In fact, it is on Mönchebergstraße. We have corrected the error and apologize for it.