Monday’s ruling is celebrated as a groundbreaking forum in German opponents of anti-coronavirus measures.
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“A trial took place in Dortmund court in which we were accused of socially dangerous conduct, which was that three warm spring evenings took place in three on a warm spring evening in three – it was supposed to be a alleged violation of the coronavirus decree in North Rhine-Westphalia. In court, however, the state authorities got their ears big! ” reads one of the internet comments.
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By decree of North Rhine-Westphalia of 22 March, to which the court decision relates, the authorities legally ensured the spring closure of social and economic life. Specifically, the decree stated that “meeting and associating more than two persons in a public place is prohibited”. The individual Länder decide on a number of epidemic measures separately.
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The verdict meets the demands of some members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who demanded the approval of a special “coronavirus law” for such a strong interference with fundamental rights.
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In Germany, dozens of demonstrations have taken place in recent weeks and months against measures taken by the German government to combat the spread of coronavirus. Some protests were accompanied by violence by radical opponents of restrictions and deniers of the very existence of the pandemic.
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