Germany: Dozens Arrested In Anti-Lockdown Protest
April 26, 2020
2:22 pm
German police arrested dozens of protesters in Berlin on Saturday for flouting the coronavirus lockdown measures they were demonstrating against.
About 1,000 people turned out for the rally, which has become a weekly event in the German capital.
Saturday’s protest attracted mainly far-left activists but also saw attendance from right-wing supporters and members of fringe groups.
Police put up barriers around Rosa Luxemburg square, where the protesters were headed, leaving the participants to gather in nearby roads.
The protest “is not in line with the rules” in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus, police said on Twitter, telling those
