Grevenbroich (dpa / lnw) - Accompanied by protests by climate activists, the criminal process surrounding the track blockade at the Neurath lignite power plant has been continued. An activist climbed a tree in front of the courthouse. In the courtroom, the curtains were drawn and the windows closed so that negotiations could continue undisturbed.
In the process, a 24-year-old diverse person from Oldenburg has to answer. You are accused of disrupting public services and resisting law enforcement officials. According to the indictment, two activists had chained themselves to the rails. The planned trial against a 36-year-old activist from Kiel was postponed.
The defense attorney brought in a number of motions on Tuesday. At the start 14 days ago, the accused did not confess to the blockade, but neither did he deny it and justified it with the necessary saving of the global climate. The evidence seems clear: the press and police extensively documented the action on November 5, 2021.
In addition to the punishment in the current proceedings, the activists are threatened with a claim for damages. According to an employee, RWE is preparing a civil lawsuit in the amount of 1.4 million euros. Already on the first day of the hearing two weeks ago, activists had disrupted the hearing several times.
