Following investigations by the State Security Service, a demonstration in Hanover was initially banned. A court overturned the ban – and hundreds of people quickly responded to the call for a demonstration.
More than 1,000 people demonstrated in Hanover on Saturday under the motto “Suffering of the Palestinians. Current situation in Gaza (Rafah)”. “So far everything has been very peaceful,” said a police spokesman shortly before the end of the event. Officers were on site in large numbers. The gathering was initially banned following investigations by the State Security Service, but the Hanover Administrative Court lifted the ban at short notice on Saturday.
A private individual registered 1,000 participants, and the Islamist group “Generation Islam” supported the event. Participants held signs with slogans such as “Stop the genocide” and “Down with the colonial order.” A banner with the words “Turning point in the Middle East” was displayed on a stage.
State security had feared beforehand that the demonstration could result in criminal acts and violations of the free democratic basic order. It was “highly likely that the gathering would be unpeaceful,” it said in the justification for the cancellation. The organizers fought against the ban in court and won.
