Germany: Police enforce COVID regulations at rally in Saxony town of Bautzen

Follow us on Telegram: Subscribe to our channel! Police press officer Kai Siebenauger commented Tuesday on a large-scale police operation in Bautzen after significantly more than the permitted ten participants arrived at a registered rally the day earlier. Footage of the rally against COVID measures on Kornplatz showed several hundred participants listening to speeches. Police units also gathered in the square and made loudspeaker announcements that the meeting had to be dispersed. Police cars blocked roads surrounding the area. An arrest was seen on the sidelines, with one participant being pushed to the ground. Police press officer Siebenauger pointed out that the authorities had given the police the order to disperse the assembly, as they had been informed that the number of participants allowed under the COVID emergency ordinance exceeded ten. According to Siebenauger, around 350 people were present, of whom about 80 were is