Eight arrests after anti-Israel demo in front of the message in Vienna!

Eight arrests after anti-Israel demo in front of the message in Vienna!

Wien-Währing, Österreich - On Tuesday afternoon, the Israeli embassy in Vienna-Währing occurred an unannounced rally, which resulted in several legal consequences. Around 15 demonstrators, including several radical activists, were observed by the police because they consider the operation of the message and private transport considerably. The assembly and the associated activities were then prohibited and the participants were asked to remove themselves by loudspeaker announcements. Nevertheless, some demonstrators stayed on site and went into a seat strike.

A total of eight people were temporarily arrested and taken to a police reconciliation center. The arrests were made according to the provisions of the meeting law because the event was not registered. As reported on Wednesday there were six other people in the preliminary police custody on Wednesday, as reported on Wednesday, as their identity has not yet been clarified.

Details about the assembly

according to today.at the unannounced demonstration began around 1:00 p.m. and led to significant impairments of embassy. The official representative of the Vienna State Police Directorate was on site and pointed out that the assembly violated the legal provisions. The resolution was repeatedly announced via loudspeakers, but some participants were unimpressed and caused violent resistance.

According to the provisions of the Assembly Act, a meeting of at least three people is a meeting that can only be implemented under certain conditions. This includes that it must be reported to the responsible authority at least 48 hours in advance, information about the purpose, the location and the expected number of participants must be provided. Unanswered meetings may be prohibited by the authorities if they endanger public security or violate criminal law provisions, as explained in the guidelines of the police.gv.at.

Overall, it should be noted that the events in front of the Israeli embassy cause both legal and social reactions, while the police continue to observe the situation and want to prevent future unannounced gatherings.