Status: 24.06.2021 8:10 p.m.
The Hamburg Senate is facing headwind from the police: From the point of view of the German Police Union (DPolG), the Corona rules can hardly be enforced by the officers.
Above all, the union criticized the still existing ban on dancing in the Hanseatic city. DPolG country chief Thomas Jungfer told NDR 90.3: “It is clear: If there are no reasonable alternatives such as event offers for vaccinated, convalescent or tested people, that the party people choose their own locations.”
AUDIO: Police union: criticism of corona rules in Hamburg (1 min)
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He could not understand that the neighboring federal states would continue to announce further opening steps, but the Hamburg Senate was not offering anything, said Jungfer. The consequence is that more than 100 officers will have to be on the road as Corona police again on the upcoming weekend. “And when it escalates again, like last weekend, we’re the bad guys again and everyone points to us”, so maiden.
Interior authorities reject criticism
The interior authorities rejected the criticism. A spokesman said there is also a risk of infection outdoors when many people are together in a small space.
Depending on the location, outdoor dance events may soon be possible. Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) had promised this in interviews with NDR 90.3 and the Hamburg Journal on NDR television on Wednesday. Most recently, the Hamburg club operators criticized the dance ban that still applies – with arguments similar to those of the DPolG.
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