Green Party politician
Protesters hit Katrin Göring-Eckardt’s car
Bundestag Vice President Katrin Göring-Eckardt (Greens). photo
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After a party event in Brandenburg, the Green politician and Bundestag Vice President Göring-Eckardt was harassed. The mood was “aggressive”.
Protesters have the Bundestag Vice President’s car Katrin Göring-Eckardt (Greens) harassed and prevented from leaving. The reported about the incident after a party event in Lunow-Stolzenhagen in the Oderbruch in Brandenburg “Bild” newspaper (Online) citing Göring-Eckardt’s office as well as the “Märkische Oderzeitung”.
There was a counter-demonstration and attempts to disrupt the event last Saturday. Her office told “Bild” that an estimated 40 to 50 demonstrators had gathered in front of the event hall.
Katrin Göring-Eckardt harassed by several people
On the way back to her vehicle, the Bundestag Vice President was harassed. The car with Göring-Eckardt and her driver was then prevented from leaving. “Several people hit the vehicle in an aggressive mood,” the office continued. Only when the police called for reinforcements was the departure possible after 45 minutes.
The Frankfurt (Oder) police department reported the incident, but only spoke of a Green member of the Bundestag without mentioning her name. Accordingly, a report of coercion was filed against two 19 and 26 year old men in Lunow-Stolzenhagen. They sat in front of or behind the company car and prevented it from leaving. According to reports, the public prosecutor’s office is investigating the men. She could not be reached to answer questions on Wednesday evening.
Göring-Eckardt’s office told “Bild”: “Protest is legitimate, threats and intimidation are not.” It cannot be the case that democracy events should be prevented. “It must be possible to talk about democracy everywhere – even in the countryside, whether in Biberach in Baden-Württemberg or in a village in Brandenburg.”