On October 18, there were violent riots at a anti-Jewish demonstration in Neukölln. The officers had to use pepper spray. Now there is a first accusation Photo: Danilo Gladow
From the BZ editorial team
That was fast! Around two weeks after riots at a anti-Jewish demonstration in Neukölln, the first charges were filed.
The Berlin public prosecutor’s office has charged a 25-year-old in an accelerated procedure, an authority spokesman announced on Friday. The Italian is accused, among other things, of serious breach of the peace, attempted grievous bodily harm and physical assault on law enforcement officers.
On October 18th around 7:45 p.m. he is said to have belonged to a group of Jew-haters who chanted anti-Semitic and anti-Israel slogans and threw stones and bottles at police officers.
Several hundred police were on duty. Some arrests involved significant resistance Photo: Danilo Gladow
The accused is said to have thrown a paving stone at a police officer. He is said to have hit the police officer in the back with this, but the officer was not injured. During the subsequent identification process, he is said to have kicked at other police officers who wanted to take him to the emergency vehicle.
The 25-year-old was arrested and an arrest warrant was issued.
Numerous demonstrators gathered on both sides of Sonnenallee Photo: Danilo Gladow
After the terrorist attack by the Islamist Hamas on Israel on October 7th, there are daily rallies and demonstrations in Berlin, especially from the pro-Palestinian community. Acts of violence and anti-Semitic slogans occur again and again. There were violent clashes between demonstrators and the police, particularly on October 17th and 18th.