Protest action in Brandenburg
Manure dumped on federal highway: Police are investigating dangerous interference with road traffic
In Brandenburg – as here near Wustermark – there have been several traffic accidents due to manure and liquid manure on the streets
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Farmers in Brandenburg are believed to have dumped manure and liquid manure on a federal highway in protest – causing several traffic accidents. If they are caught, they face imprisonment.
After protesting farmers dumped manure on Federal Highway 5 in Brandenburg, causing three traffic accidents with five injuries, the police are now investigating. As the West Police Department reports, the possible culprits – unlike a blockade on the B2 – are still unknown. The responsible press office did not want to provide further information.
According to the police, in the dark the protesters near Wustermark (Havelland) spread manure and manure over several hundred meters in the middle of the road. Three vehicles drove head-on into the obstacles, said spokeswoman for the West Police Department, Kerstin Schröder. She spoke of a “new level” in the protests with a “endangerment to life and limb”.
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“In all cases, the police have filed reports of dangerous interference with road traffic,” it says in the press release.
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The Brandenburg farmers’ president, Henrik Wendorff, distanced himself from the unregistered action and sees limits being exceeded. “What has happened now must not happen. Limits have been crossed here.” No one should be harmed during the farmers’ protests, said Wendorff according to the announcement.
Dangerous interference with road traffic – which includes setting up obstacles – can result in a prison sentence of up to five years or a fine. But in order to convict, the police must first clarify the origin of the manure – and prove that someone dumped it on the federal highway. That should be difficult.
Source:Press release from the West Police Department in Brandenburg, Press release Brandenburg Farmers Association.