“Mammoth program” – union expects more than 50 police officers injured
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Hunting scenes and burning barricades after the left demo
– – In Berlin, left-wing radicals and adventure-oriented young people in the Neukölln district massively attacked the police. They set up several barricades, set them on fire, and threw bottles at police officers. This is how our video reporter experienced the riots. – –
– Violations of the Infection Protection Act, physical attacks and dangerous physical injuries – the police union spoke of a “mammoth program” at the May 1st demos in Berlin. There were no more emergency services in reserve. – – – Dhe police union (GdP) in Berlin is assuming that more than 50 police officers were injured after some violent clashes during demonstrations on May 1st in the capital. The GdP announced on Sunday that it is by no means only about slightly injured people, three colleagues were brought to the hospital with broken bones. “Of course we don’t have any final figures yet, but in view of the more than 50 injured colleagues and more than 250 arrests already known, it is already clear that we have moved further away from a peaceful May Day,” said the GdP state vice president Stephan Kelm. On Saturday, after largely peaceful demonstrations, violent clashes broke out in Berlin in the evening. According to the police, 8,000 to 10,000 people took to the streets on Saturday at the so-called revolutionary May Day demonstration in Berlin-Neukölln. “We saw various stones and bottles being thrown and barricades on fire,” said Kelm. “These are clear signs that this is not about political expression and that the basic right to freedom of assembly is being abused to legitimize the most serious crimes.”
