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Corona use at the Aachener Weiher in Cologne. On Saturday afternoon (January 9), the police and the public order office were alerted by walkers.
They reported a party and loud music on one of the adjacent green spaces. According to the police, the operation took place around 4 p.m. A police spokesman confirmed on Sunday morning that around 20 people were found on site, some of them without masks.
Party at the Aachener Weiher in Cologne: Ordnungsamt steps in
The officers then handed over the operation to the public order office. Employees of the city of Cologne then broke up the celebration. However, violations of the Corona Protection Ordinance were not punished, a spokeswoman for the city told EXPRESS.
We first reported that the party was illegal, that is not the case. The reason: There is no mask requirement in public green spaces in Cologne. In addition, the participants kept the safety distance of 1.50 meters and there were no indications that it was a planned party. An initiator could not have been found, said the city spokeswoman.
Corona party at the Aachener Weiher in Cologne: Influencers Niklas and David are witnesses
At the same time the people from Cologne were also Influencers Niklas and David at the Aachener Weiher to shoot a video for their channel. They also watched the party and filmed the event from a distance. You can see several people dancing.
The Cologne influencers Niklas and David filmed the dance party at Aachener Weiher from a distance on Saturday afternoon (January 9) and posted a video on Instagram. The two of them happened to be around.
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David Martin criticizes the hustle and bustle and later mocks in another video on Instagram: “The people at Aachener Weiher really got it. These are brave people who just say, ‘Lockdown, it’s over now. What we need now is not a vaccine, but love – charity. We must dance for world peace ‘”.