During two blockade actions at the beginning of November, the Munich police took a total of 13 climate activists into custody for a possible 30-day period. The reason: those affected had expressly announced further criminal offenses. The men and women are now free again.
The 19 climate activists taken into preventive custody in Bavaria are free again. The Munich police said the women and men had been released from custody in Stadelheim prison. The climate protection organization Last Generation announced on Friday evening that it would refrain from further actions in Munich and Berlin until the end of next week.
After two consecutive blockades at the beginning of November, the Munich police took a total of 13 climate activists into custody for what is possible in Bavaria for 30 days. The reason given was that those affected had expressly announced further criminal offenses by the end of their detention on December 2nd. One of these activists started a hunger strike on November 16th. Six other activists were taken into preventive custody on Monday. The dismissal of the 19 activists was "decreed" on Friday, the police said. After consultation with those affected, the dismissal no longer took place on Friday at night, but on Saturday in the morning hours.
The last generation declared on Friday evening that they were hoping "for action by the government" during the Bundestag session week. The group wants to use the time "to properly train and involve the many people who are currently joining the movement in order to come back with even more people". Aimée van Baalen, Spokesperson for the Last Generation, said: "I think we all - society and politics - could use a breather to calm the heated spirits a little. We also want to give some space to the government, their duty under the climate collapse determined to oppose." The last generation is demanding that the federal government continue to use the nine-euro ticket and introduce a speed limit as "first safety measures against climate collapse".
In Berlin, activists from the group penetrated the grounds of Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Thursday afternoon. Four of them subsequently stuck to the runways. Air traffic on both runways therefore had to be temporarily suspended, and there were delays. Five of the six activists who have since been taken into custody were released on Friday. According to the group, Berlin and Munich are the "capitals of our resistance". Here the last generation can “guarantee free travel and flights” until the end of the coming week, she explained.
