On Tuesday, several highways around Munich had to be temporarily closed due to protests against the IAA-Mobility auto show. At least 13 activists were arrested. The police are investigating 26 people involved.
After the protest against the IAA Mobility auto show on several motorways in the Munich area, at least 13 demonstrators will remain in custody until Sunday evening. According to court spokesman Thomas Lindinger, the Erding District Court took nine of the women and men into preventive detention due to the Bavarian Police Act.
Another four came into custody after an arrest warrant was issued, because they are accused of coercion and serious interference in road traffic, but their identity has not yet been established, the police said. A fifth protester could have been identified, said a police spokesman on Thursday.
The state security is investigating because of the actions. A total of eight demonstrators were released. “Here, too, preventive police measures, such as entry bans for the entire event area of the IAA Mobility 2021, were issued,” said the Munich police.
Investigations against 26 activists
On Tuesday morning, activists had posted banners on several highways and roped off some bridges. Because of this, highways had to be temporarily closed. Sometimes long traffic jams formed. The police said that 26 people involved were being investigated, among other things, for dangerous interference with road traffic and coercion.
Opponents of the IAA criticized preventive detention as “illegal and unbearable” on the “Aktion Auto Frei” website. Abseiling over highways is not a criminal offense. “Free driving is not a basic right – assemblies are,” they emphasized.
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