Police strikes: cannabis and violence when arrested in Tyrol!

Police strikes: cannabis and violence when arrested in Tyrol!

On Friday evening, November 29, 2024, there was a heated incident in Stans, Tyrol at an event when the police arrested a 23-year-old Romanian and a 17-year-old Austrian who was suspected of driving cannabis. The young Austrian reacted aggressively, pushed a police officer and slightly injured him by hand, which is legally considered a serious injury. The arrest was not without incidents, since the 17-year-old himself suffered minor injuries. According to information from 5min.at, it is now displayed, among other things, for resistance to state power and serious bodily harm.

increasing tensions in Georgia

at the same time, the protests escalated in Georgia after the government under Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidse had temporarily stopped negotiations on an EU accession by 2028. Orf.at reports of massive clashes in Tbilisa, where the police were violent against demonstrators who resisted with barricades and fireworks. Over 100 people were arrested and several police officers were injured. Eyewitnesses reported injuries to both the emergency services and the demonstrators. The situation was further exacerbated by the harsh reaction of the security forces, which was also carried out against peaceful protesters. The Georgian President Salome Surabischwili expressed her solidarity with the demonstrators and called for a return to the European course and new elections in a country that sees itself under increasingly authoritarian rule.

These two incidents in Tyrol and Georgia illustrate the current tensions and conflicts that run both in the legal and the political area. While in Austria the legal consequences for the young Austrian are on the agenda, the Georgians fight for their political future and the prospect of an EU accession, which is of crucial importance for many in the country.