A short video about the police action after the eviction of the Lobau protest camp, in which it appears that a police officer is approaching an activist, caused a stir on Thursday. The management has now also responded to the incident. The evacuation of the occupied excavator was “carried out by WEGA officials with the utmost protection of the people”. “Exercising physical violence against the activist’s leg” will now be monitored.
The video published Thursday shows part of the operation after the camp was cleared. Several police officers try to pull a young man out of an excavator, who is clinging to his feet. Then you can see how one of the agents kicks.
“Body Force Against Activist’s Leg” applied
As police explained via Twitter on Thursday afternoon, the evacuation of the occupied excavator was carried out by WEGA officials “with the utmost protection of people”. “In order to avoid injuries, the activists were held by different officers the entire time they were rescued.”
The entire official act was “documented in writing and via video”. The use of “body force against the activist’s leg” has already been forwarded to the RBE for review. So far, no injuries or other allegations have been made, the director wrote.
activists: Just lost patience”
The person concerned – a man in his early twenties – was not only dragged unsecured from the excavator, he was also “kicked down from a height of more than two meters”, according to the activists in a broadcast. The young man was unharmed “due to bad luck”. The policeman “simply lost patience,” suspects LobauBleibt spokeswoman Anna Kontriner in an interview with APA.
Source: Krone
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