Crime - Faeser fears new New Year's Eve riots
Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser fears violent riots in several cities on New Year's Eve. "I'm worried that New Year's Eve could once again be a day on which we have to experience blind rage and senseless violence in some cities, for example against police officers or rescue workers," the SPD politician told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland. At the same time, she expressed concern that the riots could be mixed with riots by radicalized Palestinians.
There is now a general increase in violence on days like New Year's Eve, Faeser said. "And of course we have to keep a very close eye on the danger of this mixing with radicalization, which we are now seeing in view of the Middle East conflict."
This time, however, the federal states and police forces prepared differently for New Year's Eve than last year. Back then, young men went on the rampage with firecrackers and rockets in several Berlin districts on New Year's Eve. They also threw and shot firecrackers at police officers and firefighters. Similar scenes also took place in other major cities. "For me, this uninhibited violence is completely incomprehensible and cannot be justified by anything", emphasized Faeser.
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- Despite the preparations by federal states and police forces, Nancy Faeser is still concerned about potential riots during New Year's Eve elections in several cities.
- The Editorial Network Germany reported that Faeser expressed worry about potential mixed riots, influenced by radicalized Palestinians, on New Year's Eve.
- Faeser, an SPD politician, urged caution due to the rising trends of criminality on occasions like New Year's Eve and the potential for emergencies in Germany, particularly in Berlin.
- In light of the increasing violence and the turmoil caused by rioters last New Year's Eve in Berlin, Faeser strongly condemned any struggle with firecrackers and rockets against police officers and rescue workers.
- Though Germany and the authorities have taken different measures in their preparations for this New Year's Eve, Faeser remains unsure if the law-and-order situation will improve.
- The police have made sufficient readiness plans to counteract any possible riots on this New Year's Eve, an event that brings forth a significant spike in criminal activity in major cities across Germany.
Source: www.stern.de
