"Stop the genocide" demonstration may take place
A demonstration in Bonn on the war in the Middle East may take place on Friday evening, although the police had sought to ban it. The Cologne Administrative Court overturned the ban order and the Münster Higher Administrative Court confirmed this decision, as the Münster court announced.
According to the Bonn police, the applicant had registered around 400 participants for a pro-Palestinian rally. As the assembly authority, it had been banned due to the title "Stop the genocide in Gaza" on the assumption that this would constitute the criminal offenses of incitement to hatred and approval of criminal acts. However, the courts overturned the ban. According to a spokesperson for the OVG Münster, this was a so-called tenor decision. The reasons for the decision will therefore only be provided later due to the urgency of the case.
A court in Düsseldorf also had to deal with a demonstration with a Middle East connection. However, the case concerned restrictions on the assembly, not a ban. The administrative court there ruled that the restrictions ordered by the police on the pro-Palestinian demonstration entitled "Stop the aggression" were permissible. Accordingly, the slogans "Stop the genocide" or "Stop the genocide" may not be chanted or displayed on posters at the rally on Saturday.
The ban on the "Stop the genocide in Gaza" demonstration was overturned by the Münster Higher Administrative Court, allowing the pro-Palestinian rally to take place. Despite the ban being overturned, the demonstrators were advised by the OVG Münster not to use the slogan "Stop the genocide" during the rally due to a tenor decision.
Source: www.dpa.com
