- After airport disruptions, raid on the last generation.
Following raids at several airports in Germany, police are also searching the homes of climate activists from the Last Generation group in Halle and Leipzig. Police in both cities confirmed this upon request.
They are assisting the police and public prosecutor's office in Frankfurt, the Leipzig police directorate said, without providing further details. The Last Generation association had reported raids on eight apartments in Berlin, Leipzig, Freiburg, Halle, and Mannheim, where DNA samples were also taken.
According to the climate group, the eight members of the Last Generation who participated in a disruption at Frankfurt Airport on July 25 are affected by the raid. The operation on the runways temporarily shut down airport operations. Earlier, Frankfurt police had reported that four men, two women, and two non-binary individuals aged between 20 and 44 had participated in the action.
Last Generation: Government is laying the foundations for life in ruins
The activists are demanding an exit contract from fossil fuels by 2030. They have described the current raids as an attempt at intimidation that "has traumatic consequences for people." "This approach is absurd, it fills us with sorrow and concern for our democracy." The government has been accused of laying the foundations for life in ruins.
As early as early June, police and public prosecutors raided the Last Generation in seven federal states. Around 170 officers searched 15 apartments and business premises, as the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office and the Bavarian State Criminal Office announced at the time. The charge is the formation or support of a criminal organization.
The Last Generation association mentioned raids in several cities, including Freiburg, as part of their ongoing investigation. The activists expressed their concern about the raids, viewing them as an attempt at intimidation with traumatic consequences.
