Chaos in Vienna: Large demo against the government leads to police operation!

Chaos in Vienna: Large demo against the government leads to police operation!

On the first Saturday of Advent, there were tumultuous scenes in the downtown Vienna, when numerous demonstrations took place especially from FPÖ supporters who protested against the "sugar coalition" and for a "folk chancellor". These actions that were registered throughout the city led to the police forced to take strict measures. Two meetings that wanted to block the ring road during the busy day of shopping were prohibited in advance. Nevertheless, the large stand rally at Heldenplatz went smoothly, although the police had to ensure several knives and a shotgun, while "occasionally controlled people", such as the reported.

After the official meeting, however, two unvited spontaneous spatios on the ring road, which were dissolved by the police. Over 400 people were identified and displayed. In addition to physical control, the police also provided order on the Internet, where she had to act against fake news and attacks on the executive. These attacks were mainly expressed on the X platform, where the police were insulted as the "henchmen of the ruler". The officials confronted the guys and emphasized that they were by no means an escalation, since they usually prefer a calm coexistence of the meetings, as wien.orf.at also reported.

water tactics and digital attacks

The police made it clear that water cannons often have to be used in large demonstrations, and rejected the claims that these measures were only used against certain groups. Instead, they emphasized that an escalation means more effort and risk for them, and that in no way is in their interest. So they rejected the allegations of a supposed strategic escalation as unfounded and were defensive to the allegations of the FPÖ supporters on social media. In a remarkable answer to the attacks on social media, the officials made it clear: "Would we also have considered a 'ruler-sheriffs' if we had dissolved the blockages of climate activists?"