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Police officers during a demonstration before the start of political Ash Wednesday.
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After the riots before the Greens' political Ash Wednesday in Biberach, more than a dozen investigations have been initiated against those suspected of being involved in the escalated protests.
According to Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU), one of them concerns, among other things, the suspicion of a serious breach of the peace, while eight other criminal proceedings concern alleged physical attacks on police officers and others.
Biberach - Three criminal cases allege damage to property, two cases are being investigated for violating the Explosives Act and once for holding an unregistered meeting.
“In addition, the police are investigating other crimes, namely coercion, suspicion of prisoner release, suspicion of dangerous bodily harm, dangerous interference with road traffic and other traffic offenses as well as disorderly conduct,” said Strobl on Tuesday.
He had previously informed the Council of Ministers about the police operation in Biberach.
On Wednesday (2 p.m.) the CDU minister will answer questions from the state parliament's interior committee.
The Greens canceled their event last Wednesday in Biberach at short notice due to security concerns after a demonstration got out of hand.
Among other things, farmers dumped a pile of dung in front of the steps to the town hall and blocked streets with paving stones and sandbags.
dpa