Activists block Volkswagen factory: Police end adhesive campaign

08/15/2023, 5:05 PM,
Last updated: 08/15/2023, 05:05 PM

Isenbuttel. Activists locked the doors of a Volkswagen logistics center in Eisenbüttel in the morning. This is intended to boycott the “just-in-time” and “only series production” of axles at Volkswagen’s main plant in Wolfsburg. As reported by the police in the afternoon,

At around 11:15 a.m., Gifhorn police were informed that the activists were staying at the company’s headquarters on Im Krenhope Street in Eisenbüttel. The first officials at the site found several people in the entrance and exit area of ​​the site, two people who each had a palm tree attached to the ground using a now solid material. The officials declared the action a meeting, and none of those present identified themselves as the leaders of the meeting.

Criminal proceedings have begun

The gathering was broken up by officers around 1:30 in the afternoon. As a result, officers from the Hannover Central Police headquarters wanted to start replacing the two people. Around 1:45 p.m., one of them separated independently. The second person immediately received assistance from the emergency services in separating his palm. There were no injuries. Criminal proceedings were initiated against the two individuals, aged 32 and 34, on charges of trespassing and suspected coercion.

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