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The activists say all their protests were open, accountable and non-violent, and contested the use of such a draconian law against them.

“This is the first time in German history that a climate protest group that uses measures of peaceful civil disobedience is charged as a criminal organisation,” Herrman said.

“This charge is especially dangerous for democracy and the right to peaceful protest because the charge turns the constitutional right of protest, freedom of speech and political assembly into a crime simply because some laws were broken in course of civil disobedient protest.

“This charge is meant for mafia and organised crime. This charge criminalises every act of support towards the group Letzte Generation. This creates an immense chilling effect on all climate protests in Germany.”

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[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 46 points 1 month ago

They should resort to bioterrorism like farmers throwing animal feces everywhere. Then the police officers would just shrug their shoulders and say nothing can be done.

[–] intelisense@lemm.ee 41 points 1 month ago

Meanwhile the fascists in AfD get a pass...

[–] Dreizehn@kbin.social 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Someone in the German judicial and political system got paid by the petrochemical industry.

[–] statist43@feddit.de 1 points 1 month ago

Not just for this.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Well if the state wants to use violent direct action (incarceration)...

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Either the judiciary in my home country has watched 12 Monkeys too often, or it is not as independent of the industry as it pretends to be. Either way, this is completely absurd and a declaration of the bankruptcy of our legal system.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Jesus not just the uk huh fucking hell

[–] tipofthemorning@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 month ago

Meanwhile, dummy waving supporters of the Nächste Generation group are strolling through the streets and terrorising pidgeons in parks unhampered. /s