In several cities, climate activists have blocked freeway exits. The disruptive actions caused traffic jams in some places. There were clashes with drivers.
Activists from the Last Generation climate protection movement blocked roads in cities in several federal states at the start of the week. There were actions in Berlin, Cologne, Leipzig and Magdeburg. Several activists stuck to a motorway exit in the capital. In Hanover, a group blocked a roundabout. Two of the activists stuck to the asphalt, a police spokesman said.
In Düsseldorf, activists stuck to the edge of a four-lane main thoroughfare. The traffic came to a standstill only for a short time due to a blockade by other activists and then continued to flow in a restricted one-way, said a police spokeswoman. There was a backlog. The disruptive actions also caused traffic jams in other places. In Düsseldorf, the police reportedly filed a complaint against five activists for violating the Assembly Act and coercion.
The chairwoman of the Greens in the Bundestag, Katharina Dröge, expressed her incomprehension with regard to renewed road blockades. “What’s the message? What do they want to do?” She asked RTL/ntv “early start”. “Do they want to say to people, stop driving to work or don’t bring your children to school anymore – action and message don’t go together.”
Source: Stern
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