Nine arrests during the G7 demo in Munich – the organizers condemned the police
Created: 06/26/2022, 04:45 am
By: Patrick Huljina, Michelle Brey
A G7 demonstration took place in Munich on Saturday.
The influx was significantly lower than expected.
The police arrested nine demonstrators.
G7 summit 2022
: A large demo is planned for Saturday (June 25) in Munich.
Incident on the Theresienwiese: Police and G7 demonstrators briefly clash.
Demo train through the city center: the police speak of around 4,000 G7 demonstrators.
This news ticker for the big
G7 demo in Munich
is continuously updated.
Update from June 25, 10:17 p.m .:
In connection with the large-scale demonstration at the G7 summit in Munich, nine people were arrested on Saturday according to a police report.
The police said after the end of the final rally, three cases each involved dangerous bodily harm and violations of the ban on wearing masks at meetings, and two cases involved attacks on police officers.
Another arrest of a person wanted by the police towards the end of the protest march had triggered a brief confrontation with protesters.
According to the information, two officers were slightly injured.
Police officers also used batons.
Shortly before, demonstrators had ignited several smoke pots.
In this context, the police said that violations of the Explosives Act are now being investigated.
A spokeswoman for the protest alliance "Stop G7 Elmau" condemned "the violent actions of the police" on Saturday.
Several people were injured by the officers.
"Police action was unjustified but not surprising."
G7 demonstration on Theresienwiese is over
Update from June 25, 7:20 p.m.:
The G7 demo with subsequent rally on Theresienwiese is over.
This was announced by the Munich police on their Twitter channel.
In the meantime, demonstrators and police officers clashed.
But for the most part the event was peaceful.
However, the organizers of the protest were not satisfied.
It was assumed that there would be 20,000 participants.
In the end, according to the police, there were only 4,000. However, the organizers spoke of 6,000 demonstrators.
Update from June 25, 3:55 p.m .:
The final rally of the G7 demo in Munich is still ongoing.
According to the police, the traffic blocks around the Theresienwiese are "gradually being lifted".
There may still be disruptions.
Incident on the Theresienwiese: Police and G7 demonstrators briefly clash
Update from June 25, 3:45 p.m .:
At the G7 demo in Munich, there were brief clashes between the police and demonstrators after the arrival of the demo move at Theresienwiese.
As a dpa reporter reported, there were scuffles between officials and activists after the arrest of a demonstrator.
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"Upon arrival at the Theresienwiese there was an arrest and subsequent solidarity action by the black block.
We stopped the people and spoke to them over the loudspeaker.
Shortly thereafter, the people returned to the meeting on their own," the police said on Twitter.
Police and demonstrators briefly clashed when they arrived at the Theresienwiese.
© Sven Hoppe/
The situation has now calmed down again.
According to the police, around 4,000 people had moved peacefully from the Theresienwiese through the city center.
The organizers spoke of around 6000 participants.
They had actually expected around 20,000 people.
In this news ticker there is all the information about the first day of the G7 summit.
Police and demonstrators clash: When the G7 demo returns to the Theresienwiese
Update from June 25, 3:20 p.m.:
The demo move is over.
"The meeting has arrived back at the Theresienwiese in Munich," the police said on Twitter.
A final rally is planned there.
Until then, the demonstration against the G7 summit had been peaceful.
Upon arrival at Theresienwiese, however, there were reports of a brief altercation between the police and some demonstrators, as can be seen in a Twitter video by Bild reporter Karl Keim.
“Part of the congregation has left there.
We are talking to these people right now," the police wrote on Twitter.
G7 demo in Munich: number of participants falls well short of expectations
Update from June 25, 2:45 p.m .:
According to the police, the G7 demonstrators have now reached Sonnenstrasse – which means that a little more than half of the planned route is behind the demo train.
So far there have been no incidents.
According to our local reporter, the atmosphere is relaxed.
However, the number of participants fell well short of expectations.
In the run-up, the officials assumed at least 20,000 participants.
More than two hours after the event began, the police said there were around 4,000 participants, and the organizers said there were 6,000 protesters.
The G7 demo in Munich has been quiet so far, here on Paul-Heyse-Strasse.
© Felix Herz
Demo train through the city center: the police initially speak of around 3,500 G7 demonstrators
Update from June 25, 1:50 p.m.:
“The meeting on the Theresienwiese in Munich has now started,” the police write on Twitter.
The march of the G7 demonstrators begins.
According to ZDF reporter Peter Aumeier, a "black block" has also formed.
Overall, according to police estimates, only about 3,500 participants came to the G7 demo.
The Munich police spokesman Andreas Franken said about an hour after the start of the event on the Theresienwiese.
At least 20,000 people were originally expected.
A spokeswoman for the organizers said that an estimate was only possible after the start of the demonstration.
In the case of such demos lasting several hours, many participants often only join in the course of the event.
However, some activists were already amazed and surprised at the low number of participants.
"We are disappointed," said 46-year-old Andrea from Greenpeace in Hanover.
It seems as if only organizations are on site, but no one from the population.
"The weather isn't that bad," she said.
The assembly at the G7 demo in Munich has started.
© Sven Hoppe/dpa
G7 demo started in Munich: fewer participants than expected so far
Update from June 25, 12:50 p.m .:
The police had expected at least 20,000 participants for the big G7 demo in Munich.
So far, the number of participants is significantly lower than expected.
Even the organizers are probably surprised.
"We expected a little more participants," an on-site reporter from ZDF Bayern quoted the organizers as saying.
An exact number of participants should therefore be given around 2 p.m.
So far everything has been peaceful.
So far, far fewer participants than expected have turned up at the G7 demo in Munich.
© Daniel Karmann/dpa
Update from June 25, 12:25 p.m .:
The Theresienwiese is slowly filling up.
The G7 demo starts with an opening rally followed by speeches by representatives of the supporting organizations.
The demo train is scheduled to leave the Theresienwiese at around 1 p.m.
The police initially did not give an official estimate of the number of participants.
It was announced in advance that at least 20,000 participants were expected.
Until shortly before the start of the events, however, only a few hundred to around a thousand participants came to Munich's Theresienwiese, as several dpa reports reported on site.
Shortly before the start of the G7 demo, the number of participants on the Theresienwiese was still manageable.
© Daniel Karmann/dpa
G7 demo in Munich: Police are testing loudspeakers with a colorful mix of music
Update from June 25, 11:50 a.m.:
Around 11 a.m., a good hour before the start of the G7 demo on the Theresienwiese, the police tested a new loudspeaker system.
A colorful mix of music could be heard, as reported by the German Press Agency.
From parade marches to folksy hits and German rock, everything was on offer.
However, the opponents of the summit are said not to have noticed much of this.
They gathered a few hundred yards away on the other side of the compound.
Large G7 demo in Munich: Police expect traffic delays until the evening
Update from June 25, 11:35 a.m .:
The G7 demo in Munich will officially start in about half an hour.
The police point out that there may be traffic delays on the assembly route until around 5:30 p.m.
"Please drive around the area," was the request of the emergency services.
According to the organizers, the demo train will start at around 1 p.m. at the Theresienwiese.
The planned route: Theresienwiese - Poccistraße - Lindwurmstraße - Herzog-Heinrich-Straße - Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz - Herzog-Heinrich-Straße - Paul-Heyse-Straße - Schwanthalerstraße - Sonnenstraße - Sendlinger-Tor-Platz - Lindwurmstraße - Poccistraße - Theresienwiese.
Update from June 25, 11:10 a.m .:
About an hour before the official start of the big G7 demo on Theresienwiese, the police warn of possible traffic delays in downtown Munich.
"Due to a meeting in Munich, traffic delays are currently to be expected in the Bayerstrasse, Stachus, Landsberger Strasse and Kiliansplatz areas," the officials wrote on Twitter.
"If necessary, please allow a little more time."
Big G7 demo in Munich: Smaller rally on Friday evening
Update from June 25, 10:30 a.m.:
On Friday evening there was already a smaller demonstration in Munich in connection with the G7 summit.
According to the police, around 200 people gathered at a rally on Odeonsplatz.
More participants had been expected in the run-up, but the bad weather in the state capital probably put a spanner in the works for some.
No incidents were reported during the demonstration.
At the big demonstration on Saturday, however, the police expect at least 20,000 participants.
The start is scheduled for 12 noon at the Theresienwiese.
A picture of the G7 demo in Munich in 2015. The route also led the demonstrators to the Stachus.
© Sven Hoppe/dpa
G7 demo in Munich: Police address request to the population
Update from June 25, 9:55 a.m .:
The police issued an important notice to the people of Munich in the run-up to the G7 summit.
"In the city of Munich, a large number of parking bans will be put in place on the occasion of the G7 summit.
Please look after your vehicle and make sure you are still parking properly," said the Bavarian police on June 18 via Twitter.
On the evening before the big demo, the officials renewed their request to the people of Munich: “Since many vehicles in Munich already had to be towed away today: the stopping bans in the city of Munich are already in place.
Please check whether your vehicle is parked there and move it if necessary.”
Large G7 demo in Munich: applicants draw “clear boundaries”
Update from June 25, 9.15 a.m .:
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) called on critics to non-violence in the run-up to the G7 summit.
"I expect all demonstrators to protest peacefully, not hurting anyone and not destroying cars or businesses," Faeser told
t-online
.
Groups from the left-wing extremist scene caused her the greatest concern.
The applicant for the rally in Munich, Uwe Hiksch from the Friends of Nature, emphasized: "We expect it to be a peaceful, colorful and beautiful demonstration." Martin Kaiser, Managing Director of Greenpeace Germany, also stated that the protest in Munich must be non-violent expire.
"For us, that's the clear limit," he told the
Passauer Neue Presse
.
Update from June 25, 9 a.m.:
The rally at the G7 demo on Saturday has four main areas: phasing out fossil fuels, preserving animal and plant diversity, social justice on the planet and fighting hunger.
“Climate crisis, species extinction, inequality: the G7 countries are responsible for the fact that the global social and ecological crises are becoming ever more dramatic.
Stop it.
Justice is different,” says the call for participation.
At least 20,000 participants: Police expect many demonstrators in Munich
Update from June 25, 8:30 a.m.:
One day before the start of the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau, thousands of people want to take to the streets at a large demonstration in Munich.
A total of 15 globalization-critical associations from Attac to the environmental organization WWF have called for this.
The police are expecting at least 20,000 participants from 12 p.m. – and significantly more if the weather is nice.
In addition, the emergency services expect a black block that could cause incidents.
Around 3,000 police officers are to ensure a peaceful process.
G7 summit 2022: Big demo in Munich on Saturday
First report from June 24th:
Munich – closed parking lots, circling helicopters, an area full of police: The G7 summit in Elmau requires massive security measures in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen area.
From June 26th to 28th, the heads of state and government of the seven most important industrialized countries will meet in Bavaria.
As early as Saturday (June 25), Munich will also feel the summit meeting - and not for the first time.
The day before the meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Emmanuel Macron (France) and Co., a large demo in Munich wants to draw attention.
A total of 15 organizations - including Greenpeace and WWF - want to demonstrate against hunger and poverty and for better climate and species protection.
The organizers of the Munich demo emphasize on their website: The G7 countries are responsible for the fact that the climate catastrophe and the extinction of species have escalated dramatically.
Schedule and route in detail: The big G7 summit demo in Munich
The start of the demonstration is scheduled for 12 noon.
According to the organizer's website, the starting point is the southern Theresienwiese.
The demonstration through downtown Munich is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
Around 2.30 p.m. the participants want to return to the Theresienwiese.
The rally is expected to end around 4 p.m.
According to the organizer, this is the demo route in detail:
Theresienwiese, Poccistrasse, Lindwurmstrasse, Herzog-Heinrich-Strasse, Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz, Herzog-Heinrich-Strasse, Paul-Heyse-Strasse, Schwanthalerstrasse, Sonnenstrasse, Sendlinger-Tor-Platz, Lindwurmstrasse, Poccistrasse, Theresienwiese.
G7 summit in Elmau with consequences for Munich: number of participants in the demo and warning from the police
According to the police, more than the 20,000 registered participants could come to the large demonstration against the G7 summit on Saturday in good weather.
Munich's head of operations and police vice president Michael Dibowski expects, among other things, a black block.
He said that at the presentation of the police operational concept on Thursday (June 23).
He expects a strength up to a high three-digit number of people.
However, the mobilization is not as strong as at the G7 summit in 2015.
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At that time, a total of around 35,000 participants came to the central demonstration in Munich.
The 2022 mobilization will mainly run across Germany.
The international mobilization could also be influenced by the subsequent NATO summit in Madrid and be less strong than in 2015, said Dibowski.
Around 3,000 police officers are on duty in Munich and should ensure that the demo runs peacefully.
A total of around 18,000 officers are deployed around the G7 summit - the police have rented a number of huts.
When the G7 participants arrive and during the demo on Saturday, traffic jams and disruptions are to be expected.
Dibowski called on the demonstrators to present their protest peacefully.
There is room for "creative and peaceful forms of demonstration".
However, the police vice president made it clear: “The Munich police will not tolerate disturbances caused by violence, damage to property and other violations of the law.”
Legitimate protest ends where criminal behavior begins.
Munich's head of operations and police vice president Michael Dibowski in the direction of the G7 demo participants
G7 summit demo in Munich: when, where and how many demonstrators?
An overview
The big G7 demo is scheduled for Saturday June 25th.
The demonstration against the G7 summit will take place in downtown Munich.
The start and end point is the Theresienwiese.
The route takes participants almost 4.5 kilometers through the city.
A time frame of four hours has been set for the demo: it is scheduled to start at 12 p.m. and end at 4 p.m.
In good weather, the police expect more than 20,000 registered demonstrators.
3000 police officers are on duty.
Burning police cars in Munich ahead of the G7 summit
In the run-up to the G7 summit, eight police cars were set on fire on Wednesday night (June 22).
The cars belonged to emergency services who are housed in a hotel for the summit beginning on Sunday at Schloss Elmau in Munich.
Munich's mayor reacted furiously.
The action alliance "Stop G7 Elmau" distanced itself from the fact.
(mbr with dpa)
