German leaders to condemn the far right trying to storm the Reichstag

and senior German officials on Sunday condemned attempts to storm protesters rights of Parliament against the country’s pandemic limitations following a protest building – BERLIN. Hundreds of people, some of the German Empire’s flag from 1871-1918, and other far-right banners waving that violates a safety barrier in front of the Reichstag late Saturday, but were intercepted by the police force and removed. “Flags Reich and right-wing extremist provocations to the German Bundestag is an intolerable attack on the heart of our democracy,” said the president of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday. “We can never accept that.” Steinmer said people the right to express their anger at the crown restrictions and make them publicly discussed, including with demonstrations. “My sympathy ends where demonstrators can be used by themselves enemies of democracy and political agitators,” he added. Police continue driving again pepper spray demonstrators who had participated in the day in a large demonstration in the capital. About 300 people were arrested in front of the Reichstag, and after an incident at the Russian Embassy, ​​according to police. Berliner top security official, Andreas Geisel, praised the three officers who had just resisted against protesters in front of the Reichstag, until the arrival of reinforcements arrived. Opposition parties have criticized the failure of the Parliament sufficient to official police station, despite public warnings by far-right extremists who were planning to try to enter the building. Robert Habeck, the co-leader of the German Green Party, called for a thorough investigation into the incident. “The fact that the Bundestag Reichskriegsflagge Nazis try to storm the darkest period of German history reminds,” said Sparks Media Group. “An accident like Saturday night should not have happened again,” said Habeck. “I expect the (federal) Interior Minister Horst Seehofer crucial to fight right-wing extremism at all levels.” The head of the center-right party of Chancellor Angela Merkel, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, has expressed anger over the incident. “The fact that the flag of the Reich must fly again in the German Bundestag is unbearable,” he said. The co-leader of the right alternative for Germany party, Alice Weidel, described the protesters who tried to storm the building as “vandals” whose behavior was not acceptable. The members of their party had done in the demonstration against the pandemic previous restrictions in the day. Germany Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who seeks Merkel in next year’s elections to succeed, he said with confidence, the security forces would try Saturday what had happened and ensure it can not happen again. But he insisted that the incident should not take away the fact that “the vast, vast majority of citizens of this country wisely and prudently, and I agree with all the decisions we have made the health of people and for the benefit of protecting the economy and social cohesion. “opinion polls show only a date in 10 German national preventive measures, such as the obligation to wear masks in public transport, waste in stores and in some buildings public such as libraries and schools. The police on Sunday ordered one of about 2,000 people at the Victory Column anti-mask collection dissolve, people say, no spacing rules were respected. Several people were arrested.
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