Police clear a pro-Palestinian rally at the Free University of Berlin
By Almudena de Cabo (Berlin). Pro-Palestinian protests begin to reach Germany. Berlin police have cleared a camp at the Free University of Berlin (FU). Some students have been temporarily detained for hate speech and trespassing, authorities have reported.
The students gathered without prior notice in the university courtyard around 10 in the morning and set up tents. With songs in favor of Palestine, they called for a strike as a form of resistance. According to police data, there were up to 150 people in the afternoon. Meanwhile, media like Berliner Zeitung They talk about up to 300 people.
The university management has criticized the camp and asked the police to clear it. The participants have tried to enter rooms and classrooms to occupy them, as reported by the university management, which has decided to partially suspend classes today and close the library and cafeteria. Likewise, he stated that the group is made up of students from several Berlin universities.
“This form of protest is not oriented towards dialogue. An occupation is not acceptable on the FU Berlin campus. We are available for academic dialogue, but not in this way,” explained the university director, Günter Ziegler. in a statement, in which they also reported material damage, for which they have decided to file criminal charges.
For his part, the mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, has declared that one should not “look the other way when anti-Semitic and Jew-hating slogans are spread in universities.” The Christian Democratic politician wants to prevent scenes such as those from occurring. lived in the United States.
This afternoon several dozen people also occupied the square at the university of Leipzig, in eastern Germany. According to those responsible, there were between 50 and 60 students. Meanwhile, last Friday, almost 140 people tried to occupy the main courtyard of Berlin’s Humboldt University. A few dozen succeeded, but after a few hours the police completely cleared the protest.
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