The video shows a police officer asking a climate activist sitting on the street to get off the road Photo: mdrivestigative
From BZ/dpa
The Berlin police are investigating a video circulating on the Internet for possible misconduct by officials at a climate protest by the Last Generation group.
“The entire content of the video is checked for all sorts of questions,” said a police spokeswoman on Saturday when asked. The video is known and available.
In a tweet, the police spoke of a “coercive measure by a colleague” that can be seen on it. Accordingly, it comes from a mission on Thursday. The spokeswoman did not name the exact location. Climate activists protested in various places in Berlin on Thursday.
The video shows a police officer asking a climate activist sitting on the street to get off the road. “Then I’d like you to go over there immediately. Otherwise I will inflict pain on you, ”says the policeman clearly audible in the video. The activist replies: “I’m sitting here peacefully and you just want to carry me away.” The policeman then counts down from 3 and then, together with a colleague, lifts the activist off the street.
The video shows him pulling his neck and chin up. After a cut you can see how the two police officers try to get the young man off the street. They apply grips, as a result of which the activist screams loudly.
The video was posted and shared on Twitter several times. The last generation also shared it, but initially without their own comment. In the past few weeks, the group has repeatedly pointed out and criticized what they consider to be harsh actions by the police.