From 6:30 p.m. Corona skeptics protested in front of the town hall. Around 150 participants were registered for this, and they called their movement “Bielefeld stands up”. Half an hour earlier, the counter demo had already started nearby with a little more people, 250 were registered.
Chants between the groups
According to the police, the demonstrations were largely peaceful, with the groups occasionally calling out chants. The police and public order office in Bielefeld had previously announced that they would consistently take action against violations of the corona protection rules. All participants had to wear masks, in the event of violations, the person concerned was initially warned.
The participants of “Bielefeld stands up” marched through the city center of Bielefeld, accompanied by the police. You are against any corona measures taken by politics, during the demonstration there were also “Lying press“Calls to be heard.
Counter-demonstrators followed Corona skeptics
According to the police, counter-demonstrators tried to penetrate the corona skeptics protest march, but the emergency services were able to prevent this.
During the demonstration, there was a dismissal for a violation of the Corona Protection Ordinance. In addition, there was a Hitler salute, but the police could not confirm in the evening that it was a demonstrator.
Criticism of Corona measures
The participants of the counter-demonstration, to which various left groups have called, protest under the motto “Solidarity against the unsolidarians! Against conspiracy ideology and the unsolid state corona policy“. According to their own statements, they demand a”Shutdown of all non-vital areas of the economy “and show themselves angry that” superspreader events of the so-called ‘lateral thinkers‘”can take place.
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