Controversy and Clashes: Lina E. Conviction Sparks Protests and Demo Ban in Leipzig

The 28-year-old student Lina E. has been convicted of left-wing acts of violence – the left-wing scene is planning “Day X” in protest. The news ticker.

• After Verdict against lina E.: “Tag-X-Demo” banned in Leipzig
• Demo in Connewitz prohibited – Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) condemns riots
• After Protests in Leipzig: MPs from Die Linke arrested

Update from June 2, 2:27 p.m: In the Connewitz district of Leipzig, a “mass corner” has been called for this evening. Various antifa and anarchy accounts promote “taking the streets”. Solidarity cannot be banned, the appeals say. “Cornern” refers to getting together and drinking on a street corner.

Protests for Lina E.: Police checked before “Day X” in Leipzig

Update from June 2, 1:59 p.m: In preparation for “Day X”, a “controlled area” will apply in Leipzig from 6:00 p.m. today, covering large parts of the city in the east, south and west. There, the police can stop and check people for no particular reason.

Before “Day X”: Maaßen accuses Greens of wrong scope with the Lina E. case

Update from June 2, 1:43 p.m: Another request to speak before “Day X”, this time from the controversial former president of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution: The CDU politician Hans-Georg Maaßen accuses the Greens of mishandling the Lina E. case – the details here.

Police action against MPs Nagel – conversation with police leaders

Update from June 2, 1:12 p.m: In the run-up to “Day X”, the Saxon Left MP Juliane Nagel was arrested in Leipzig “in the context of what was happening at the meeting”. Video images of the procedure triggered a wave of criticism. Now there has been a conversation with the Leipzig police chief René Demmler and the Saxon interior minister. “There was a factual and at the same time critical examination of the police operation and the events of the meeting, for which she was responsible as leader,” the dpa news agency quoted a police spokesman as saying.

Possible allegations would be clarified in a constitutional procedure, said the police spokesman. According to him, numerous anti-police slogans were shouted at the “Youth Day” demo announced by Nagel. It is clear to everyone involved that in view of the announced “Day X” there is now “uncertainty and fears of riots”. However, Demmler also emphasized that the officials had to act in the event of “norm violations”.

“Day X” in Leipzig: the police expect a large-scale operation

Update from June 2, 11:28 am: Parallel to the announced “Day X”, the annual city festival, the football game in the Saxony Cup final and a large concert will take place in Leipzig at the weekend, which is why the Leipzig police department is expecting the largest deployment in two years. The Saxon police is supported by officials from other federal states, and tightened controls have been announced.

Leipzig is preparing for “Day X”.

first report: Leipzig – The case of Lina E. continues to spread. After her conviction, there were violent clashes in Leipzig. A spontaneous demo escalated in Frankfurt. The left-wing scene then called for a big “Tag X demo” in Leipzig on Saturday (June 3).

Lina E. and three co-defendants were sentenced to several years in prison for violent attacks on alleged or actual neo-Nazis. The arrest warrant against Lina E. was suspended.

After the verdict against Lina E.: “Tag-X-Demo” banned in Leipzig

Now the city of Leipzig has banned the solidarity demonstration for Lina E. According to the “circumstances that can currently be identified”, security is “immediately endangered” when the planned meeting is held. A “non-peaceful course” of the demo is to be expected, according to a police statement.

However, the organizers want to defend themselves legally: An urgent application against the ban had been received, said the spokesman for the Leipzig Administrative Court on Friday (June 2). The competent Senate will decide on this later in the day. The plaintiff is a private individual who registered the demo.

Demo ban in Connewitz – Faeser condemns riots

The demonstration was to take place in the Connewitz district of Leipzig under the motto “United we stand – despite everything, defend autonomous anti-fascism!” Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has meanwhile severely criticized the riots. “Vigilante justice is not allowed in our country,” said the SPD politician on the sidelines of a visit by the federal police at Munich Airport.