Ridings and protests: thousands in memory in Berlin!

in Berlin took place on Sunday the annual commemoration of the murder of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. The event attracted numerous participants, including the federal chairman of the left, which were expected at the memorial. The demonstration, which was registered with 10,000 participants in advance, began with around 3,000 people at the Frankfurt Tor and led to the memorial of the socialists in Friedrichsfelde.

In the course of the commemoration, there were riots in which the police were attacked by demonstrators. Together with the police, the police spokeswoman reported several injuries and the use of irritant gas. During the demonstration, Bengalos were ignited and forbidden slogans in relation to the Middle East conflict were called, which led to an announcement at the beginning of the demo in order to fail to exclude such exclamations. Some participants were temporarily arrested to determine their identity, but it is unclear whether criminal complaints were raised against them.

riots and injured

The mood during the demonstration was heated, and reports reported demonstrators the police attacked the police with flagpoles. People on site reported that a person became passed out and had to be cared for by a doctor. MP Ferat Koçak expressed his concern about the police force during the event. The police could not confirm the exact cause of the allegations, which, however, examines the allegations.

later, both the federal chairman of the left, Ines Schwertner and Jan van Aken, as well as the chairpersons of the Berlin State Association, Franziska Brychcy and Maximilian Schirmer gathered. The memorial act included the removal of wreaths and red carnations to commemorate the two socialist leaders, who were shot on January 15, 1919 by citizenship members.

The day ended with a memorial event in the Berlin history workshop, to which the former Governing Mayor Michael Müller (SPD) was also invited. Memorial demonstration has also experienced a turbulent story in recent years; As early as the previous year, the police and several injuries have collapsed when a speaker called an anti-Israel slogan and escalated the situation. In the current event, visible flags of communist small parties and loud calls were made in the current event.