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Arrests at G7 protests near Schloss Elmau – severe criticism of conditions: “Absolutely degrading”

2022-06-28T08:02:00.627Z


Arrests at G7 protests near Schloss Elmau – severe criticism of conditions: “Absolutely degrading” Created: 06/28/2022, 09:55 am By: Felix Herz 50 demonstrators were allowed to demonstrate within sight of Schloss Elmau, the venue of the G7 summit. The circumstances cause criticism. Elmau – It wasn't a classic demo from the start. The 50 permitted demonstrators were driven in police buses close


Arrests at G7 protests near Schloss Elmau – severe criticism of conditions: “Absolutely degrading”

Created: 06/28/2022, 09:55 am

By: Felix Herz

50 demonstrators were allowed to demonstrate within sight of Schloss Elmau, the venue of the G7 summit.

The circumstances cause criticism.

Elmau – It wasn't a classic demo from the start.

The 50 permitted demonstrators were driven in police buses close by, meaning 500 meters from Elmau Castle.

A means of transport, then, with which demonstrators are transported away from a demo at most and are not driven there.

But everything is different at the G7 summit in Elmau, the safety of the G7 participants has top priority.

The organizers criticize the democratic right to demonstrate as a result.

G7 summit in Elmau: demo "a farce" - criticism from the organizer

For security reasons, the 50 demonstrators (more participants were not allowed) were not allowed to come closer than within sight, i.e. 500 meters from Elmau Castle.

For the G7 critics, however, it was particularly important to be within sight and shouting distance of the conference venue.

They wanted to get 200 meters closer to the castle, so they lodged a complaint with the Munich Administrative Court, then with the Administrative Court and finally with the Federal Constitutional Court – in vain.

Franz Haslbeck, organizer of the demo, later criticized the circumstances imposed.

"500 meters away - you can see the castle and there is nothing else".

The location for their demo "was in a completely dead corner, in the trickle by the stones".

With a view to the right to demonstrate, Haslbeck shot against the conditions: "It was absolutely degrading for democracy, it was an unparalleled farce." The decisive "reputation and visibility" was "stolen" from them.

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The courts rejected the refusal of the demo applications to be allowed closer to the castle due to security concerns.

The decision of the Federal Constitutional Court stated that it was inappropriate to risk a "tightening of the security situation".

After some demonstrators threw themselves onto the street, they were carried away by police officers.

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Towards the end of the demo, several demonstrators were taken away by the police.

They had sat on the street, blocking escape routes, police said.

According to police spokeswoman Carolin Englert, the sit-in had to be broken up.

Up until then everything had been peaceful.

Investigations are now underway against six demonstrators on suspicion of coercion or attempted coercion.

(fhz)

Source: merkur

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