By Anne Losensky
The one climate sticker has to go to jail for 4 months, the other gets away with a fine of 150 euros: The normal madness before the district court Tiergarten.
► Computer scientist Kevin H. (31) from Cottbus is accused on the 1st floor. Allegation: 2022 three road blockades in Berlin and emergency call abuse in the Bundestag (just pressed the fire alarm in the Paul-Löbe-Haus).
Like most climate stickers, he admits everything, but invokes the state of emergency: the government is not doing enough. The verdict: 4 months in prison!
“The climate crisis is not being negotiated here, but criminal behavior,” says judge Susanne Wortmann. “Road blockades are a necessity. It is reprehensible to use force to cause a traffic jam in order to make your own motivation heard and to get as much attention as possible. Freedom of assembly does not give the right to instrumentalize the broad masses of the population and motorists. Such actions will not stop climate change.”
In addition, he has already been convicted three times. “No change of heart, no positive social prognosis, risk of repetition.” No probation, but jail. This makes him the second climate glue who was sentenced to imprisonment without parole in Berlin!
► Pensioner Dieter R. (65) from Saxony is accused on the 4th floor. Allegation: two road blockades on the A100 in July 2022 in the morning during rush hour.
Dieter R. (65) gets a fine of 150 euros Photo: Olaf Wagner
He also admits everything: “There are more important things than driving from A to B! That was freedom of assembly.” The verdict: 150 euros fine.
“Objectively, it was necessary,” says judge Dr. Sarah Turner. “But you sat peacefully on the street, holding up placards – that falls under the protection of Article 8 of the Basic Law on freedom of assembly. Actions were publicly announced, the population could have switched to public transport. Blocked drivers have been made aware that they are part of the climate problem.”
The public prosecutor and the accused can appeal the judgments.