Climate protection group - Investigations into Last Generation: too much confiscated
Around 725,000 euros too much has been confiscated as part of the Bavarian investigations into the climate protection group Letzte Generation. The Munich Regional Court classified the sum as disproportionate, a press spokesperson for the court announced. The confiscation also affected the assets of uninvolved third parties. "Zeit Online" reported earlier.
The Munich Public Prosecutor General's Office is investigating climate activists from the Last Generation on suspicion of forming a criminal organization. As part of this, the Munich district court ordered the seizure of 794,289 euros from bank accounts in May. An association that acts as a kind of trustee for the Last Generation and other actors complained about this in court, as the court spokesperson said. Representatives of the association had argued that the actual assets of the climate protection group only amounted to just under 70,000 euros.
The regional court followed the argumentation in the ruling, which was issued on December 7.
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- Despite the Munich Regional Court's ruling that the confiscation was disproportionate, the amount confiscated from the climate protection group Last Generation was still significantly higher than their actual assets of around 70,000 euros.
- The Determination of the authorities to crack down on climate activists, such as the climate protection group Last Generation, has led to investigations and confiscations of funds, as seen with the seizure of 794,289 euros in May.
- The decision of the Munich Regional Court in favor of the climate protection group and against the confiscation of 725,000 euros has been hailed as a victory for Justice by some, who argue that the authorities should not be able to seize funds that disproportionately affect uninvolved third parties.
- The climate protection group Last Generation, based in Munich, Bavaria, has faced scrutiny from the authorities for their activities in the fight against climate change, with allegations of criminality leading to investigations and the seizing of funds online.
Source: www.stern.de
