“Winter” and “Jazzy” had done in the case of the eviction of the hambach forest in the year 2018, the resistance. The verdict against the two was mild.
The Activists had in the tree house settlement North photo: Reuters
DÜREN taz|, The two defendants chained would have had concerns “a worthy,” said the judge in his grounds of judgment. In addition, you can be in your resistance during the eviction of the hambach forest on 15. September 2018 have been undoubtedly “quite a nonviolence act”. All of this was rewarded, as the magistrate Behrend, in the judgment “to”. The penalty in Pay: a 40-day sets, each of ten Euro. The surprisingly low demand from the Prosecutor’s.
The two unidentified young women, squatters Winter and Jazzy circles called, officially, UP 51 and UP to 64 (for Unknown Person), had been chained in the hambach forest in the tree house settlement North high up to each other. The charge: passive resistance. The penal code is threatened with Section 113, paragraph 2, of the particularly severe case of resistance – namely, community. That could mean up to five years in prison for the Winter, and Jazzy.
Winter (with black wool cap) and Jazzy (with a cap, a hood and thick scarf before mouth and nose) smiled at the questioning of public officials on occasion. The statements were, as so often in Hambach processes, contradictory, incomplete, vague, and sometimes Laugh.
when The timetable changes on the circle Düren, the black-yellow state government had instructed to leave the premises for fire safety reasons, rooms, was not disinterested: Exact memories, like who had what time is arranged or done? “I’d have to check in the documents.” So much for the process of preparation.
in more detail, he spoke about the role of RWE in the case of eviction. The group shuttled administration officials in the forest. “Process helpers” were you have been. Yes, the RWE people were also at the meetings. One of his employees was previously on the witness stand, employees of the energy company had made provisions, which tree houses are to be tackled next.
winter defender Christian Mertens moved from the testimony the following conclusions: If RWE resulted in the evacuation direction and the procedure is co-ordinated, was not lawful. It should all “be in the hand prank done”. And because of resistance against an illegitimate use, you could not be convicted. Also: “The fire was a craft so full of errors that you would have been rated as “juristisches seminar” working with zero points.”
judge Behrend did not want to engage in these designs. It was not to judge the guilt of the defendants, of alleged political Cronyism.
At the end of it for the Winter and Jazzy so 40 days. Defender Christian Mertens reserved the right of appeal. He was in a hurry – the next Hambach-process.
