At the demonstration of AfD have saturday inside Berlin According to the police, more than 10,000 people demonstrated against the crisis policy in the government district. The party had called for nationwide protests against federal government policies under the motto “Energy security and inflation protection: our country first”. According to the police, there were occasional clashes, but the protest was largely peaceful. Police recorded 24 criminal charges.
Violent exceptions included an attack on a film crew. There was a scuffle with the protesters, the spokeswoman said. “A cell phone is said to have been damaged.” The film crew did not report him, but wanted to continue their work.
blocks and scrambles
There was also a fight in the area of the Federal Chancellery. On the one hand, there was a counter-demonstration there and, at the same time, many attendees passed by on their way to the AfD event. There have been several blockade attempts on Friedrichstrasse to stop the AfD demonstration. “People were again turned away from the street so that the demonstrators could continue walking,” the police spokeswoman said. There was an allegation of theft after a counter-protester tried to snatch a banner from an AfD demonstrator.
According to current police estimates, some 8,000 people took part in the AfD demonstration, far more than the 4,000 originally recorded, and marched through Berlin-Mitte after the opening event at the Reichstag building.
Russian flags were also occasionally seen and the black, white and red flag of the Reich, which is a symbol of right-wing extremists, was displayed contrary to official instructions. In the drizzle of the capital, umbrellas were also part of the equipment of many demonstrators. At the start, the speeches of the federal presidents of the AfD Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla were announced. However, Weidel canceled on short notice due to illness. During Chrupalla’s speech, the demonstrators chanted “Habeck weg”.
Less counter-demonstrations than expected
According to the police, however, the counter-demonstrations were less than expected. In total, according to the police spokesman, there were nearly 1,500 people. The organizers had registered 2,500 people for the largest counter-demonstration of the “Stand up against racism” initiative and the alliance for a cosmopolitan and tolerant Berlin.
According to the traffic information center there were disruptions to circulation. Among other things, streets and sidewalks were closed by the police. Bus lines were also affected by the disruption in traffic. Motorists were advised not to observe parking restrictions.
AfD Demo in Berlin: This is the route, drivers need to be careful
- Republic Square – Scheidemannstr. – Dorotheenstr. – Wilhelmstr. – Unter den Linden – Friedrichstr. – Leipziger Str. – Potsdamer Platz – Ebertstr. – In the Minister’s Gardens – Gertrud-Kolmar-Str. – At the colonnade – Wilhelmstr. – Behrenstr. – Glinkastr. – Unter den Linden – Wilhelmstr. – Dorotheenstr. – Scheidemannstr. – Heinrich.-v.-Gagern-Str. – Paul-Löbe-Allee – Republic Square
