Vienna Heldenplatz: Demo despite the ban - mood escalated!
Vienna Heldenplatz: Demo despite the ban - mood escalated!
On Saturday there was a stand rally at Heldenplatz in Vienna after a planned demo train around the ring was prohibited by the Vienna State Police Directorate. According to the police, who justified this procedure with the avoidance of a traffic chaos and disruptions for business owners, several hundred participants gathered at the Archduke-Karl-Rider monument. The demonstrators expressed their displeasure on the decision of Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen not to commission the Freedom Party (FPÖ) to be with government negotiations, such as Oe24 reported.
Despite the initial peace, the mood at Heldenplatz attracted and tensions occurred when the castle gate was closed by the police. The rally was unmistakable: equipped with cowbells, drums and flags, including Russian flags, the participants chanted slogans such as "resistance" and "Nehammer must go!". In this context, there was several criticism of the special handling of the police, which apparently wanted to put stones in the way of the assembled people, according to the reports of .
security situation and incidents
While the police initially did not speak of any special occurrences, there were findings of several knives and a shotgun in the area of the rally in the area of the rally. These discoveries throw a light on the security situation during the demonstration that plans to protest against the various political decisions and the actors. The organizers announced that it would proceed legally, and the pressure on the security forces is expected to remain in the coming days.
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| Ort | Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien, Österreich |
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