He was sentenced to five months in prison - it is the harshest sentence of the "last generation" so far.
Climate activist Daniel E. is shocked, but he doesn't think about stopping.
Heilbronn – Big posters, motionless posture, hands glued to the street.
They meet with admiration or outrage - the "last generation" divides opinions.
The fact is: it polarizes.
The uproar surrounding the climate movement has been going on for months.
Now an action by the so-called climate stickers has led to a record conviction.
Record fine for 'Last Generation' activists
Because the three activists of the “Last Generation” were back on the streets just hours after being convicted, they now have to go to prison.
Daniel E. is hit the hardest: Five months in prison await the student.
The other two activists were sentenced to three and four months and another defendant to three months probation.
However, the judgment is not yet final.
These are the harshest penalties that have been imposed on climate activists to date.
Climate activist of the "last generation": Daniel E. reacts shocked to punishment
"I don't want to go to jail," says Daniel E.
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, "this punishment scares me enormously."
He knows the feeling of being locked up and has been in custody several times.
Still, he doesn't think about quitting: "It's clear to me that the greater restriction of freedom is climate change.
I know why I'm doing it – and why is so much more important to me.” Nevertheless, he was shocked by the penalty: “We caused a traffic jam for half an hour.
And we should be behind bars for that?”
Record penalty: judge justifies harsh judgment
While his co-accused received a suspended prison sentence because he assured judge Julia Schmitt that he would not take part in any further protests in the future, Daniel E. accepted the harsh punishment: "Rüdiger has come to the sad realization that people are not really protecting the climate and don't want to change, "said Daniel E. according to the portal
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According to the picture
, around 40 investigators with experience of coercion
have already run against climate glue Daniel E.
The judge took this into account in the verdict.