Court in Munich sends “Last Generation” behind bars over Christmas

Munich, eight in the morning at Karlsplatz/Stachus. The activists of the last generation have announced an action. Part of the group arrives by tram and is met by the police directly on the platform. They hold up posters on which their demands are written and loudly make themselves heard: “It’s almost Christmas and I can’t just watch and see how we suppress everything that we would all like to suppress.” The action on the platform – a diversionary maneuver. Two activists manage to stick themselves on Sonnenstraße. In Munich, a “general decree for preventive averting of danger” is still in effect until January 8, 2023. Throughout the city, all gatherings in which participants stick themselves to the street are prohibited if the so-called statutory notification obligation is not met. For activist Aimee van Baalen this is no reason to end the protests: “We are blocking here because we are incredibly afraid that the people we love will suffer later. And yes, it may be that the people who open today sitting on the street will be in jail over Christmas for it, but that’s not as bad as if they eventually have to watch their family or friends suffer We see that the federal government is not protecting us right now and that’s why we’re calling on them to comply with the Basic Law and the Constitution and actually to protect our livelihoods. “The Munich police have now announced that he “last generation” to charge for the costs incurred for the police operation, as press spokesman Andreas Franken explains: “Regarding the fine, it is up to the state capital Munich, as the district administrative authority, to impose it accordingly. Costs that the police claim: It starts at 250 euros and can go into the four-digit range.” Another activist who wanted to stick himself on Sonnenstraße was prevented from doing so by the police. A total of around 50 officers were on duty on Tuesday.