Two years later: Almost all procedures for day X in Leipzig set!

Two years later: Almost all procedures for day X in Leipzig set!

Leipzig, Deutschland - On June 3, 2023, a controversial police measure occurred in Leipzig when the police enclosed Heinrich-Schütz-Platz after the dissolution of a demonstration. Around 1,500 people had gathered after a previously planned demonstration had been banned. According to lvz.de, the police recorded a total of 1,324 people and initiated over 1,000 investigations, mainly due to the fracture of the peace. Two years after the events, the Leipzig public prosecutor is now presenting a comprehensive balance of the investigation.

A total of 861 procedures were discontinued by the more than 1,500 procedures initiated according to mdr.de. The reason for most attitudes was that in many cases the fact, illegality or guilt was not detectable. Around 440 investigations are still open, while in 23 cases charges have already been raised. The balance sheet is described as inadequate by the left-wing MP Juliane Nagel, since the flat-rate allegations turned out to be unfounded in most cases.

inadequate evidence and legal questions

The investigation was initiated after the mood threatened to escalate during the demonstration. Eyewitnesses reported that there was initially peaceful cooperation, but then some participants threw stones and pyrotechnics onto the police. The police, on the other hand, emphasized that peaceful demonstrators had the opportunity to move away. This different perception leads to a continuing dispute over the necessity and the legality of the police kettle, which lasted until late into the night. Police President René Demmler admitted communication and pension errors, but justified the legal foundations of the mission.

A particularly explosive case concerns a 25-year-old who was originally attempted to attempt. This procedure was discontinued due to the lack of evidence, but it is now charged with a breach of the peace. The data transfer of almost all persons in the boiler by the State Criminal Police Office to the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution also ensures discussions. This data was classified as a potentially left -wing extremist and included in the Nadis database, which is considered questionable by government lawyers.

effects on the security authorities

In the time since the incidents, the topic has strongly shaped the political and social debates in Saxony. The handling of the security authorities with the protests and the subsequent investigations are the focus of the criticism. In particular, the question of how effective and lawful the measures were is illuminated from various sides.

For June 3, 2025, the alliance "Leipzig takes up space" has registered a "funeral train" in the urban area, which indicates the ongoing social tensions. The arguments about the demonstration and the reactions of the police remain a central topic of public discussion, while the public prosecutor continues to work on the still open procedures.