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Activists carry a tree trunk in the forest at a protest camp.
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Despite the attack on the electric car manufacturer Tesla, environmental activists have announced that they will not voluntarily leave the occupied forest next to the factory for the time being.
A spokeswoman for the “Stop Tesla” initiative made it clear that the protest would continue indefinitely.
When asked whether they wanted to be cooperative in the event of an impending eviction, she said:
Grünheide - “We will stay until we are sure that the forest and the water will no longer be sold to Tesla.”
The police said on Sunday that they were keeping a close eye on gatherings in the forest.
So far the police have allowed the camp until March 15th.
After the attack on Tesla's power supply, it was also said that tolerance would be reassessed.
Since last week, environmental activists in Grünheide have been protesting on tree houses against the planned expansion of the Tesla site and the deforestation next to the car factory.
The spokesman for the Grünheide citizens' initiative, Steffen Schorcht, said that an attack was not a means of political debate.
There is a clear distancing on the part of the environmental alliance and also the forest occupiers.
In protest against the expansion plans, environmental activists from the “Turn off the tap to Tesla” coalition demonstrated in Grünheide, southeast of Berlin, on Sunday afternoon.
There was also a second rally in town by residents who see an opportunity in the Tesla settlement.
As a result of the attack, Tesla expects production in Grünheide to remain interrupted until the end of next week.
On Tuesday, previously unknown perpetrators set fire to a freely accessible electricity pylon in a field, which is also responsible for supplying the car factory.
The left-wing extremist “Vulkan Group” had declared that it was responsible for the attack.
dpa