Two men and one woman are to be jailed for up to five months for “coercion.” It is the toughest verdict against climate activists in Germany so far.
For blocking a street just hours after being convicted, three Last Generation activists are now facing several months in prison. The district court of Heilbronn sentenced two men and one woman to prison terms of five, four and three months without probation for coercion. According to the public prosecutor and activists, the sentence is the harshest that has been imposed on members of the last generation in Germany. Another defendant was sentenced to three months probation. The verdict is not yet legally binding.
The court saw it as proven that the three men and one woman blocked federal highway 27 in Heilbronn in early March in protest. Three of the four accused had already been sentenced to fines and short prison terms for another road blockade on the morning of the action now being charged. Only a few hours after the verdict, they were back on the street again. According to police officers, two of the accused also tried to stick themselves to the asphalt. When that didn’t work, the two stuck their hands together.
Source: Stern
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