The blockade of the Brenner motorway on Thursday could have criminal consequences for the climate activists of the last generation. The Tyrolean police are investigating and will file a report with the public prosecutor’s office or a report “for criminal investigation” after the investigation has been completed.
On Thursday morning, climate activists of the last generation carried out their most dangerous protest action in Tyrol: the transit route par excellence, the A13 Brenner Autobahn, was blocked in the area of the Europa Bridge.
There was a long traffic jam. In contrast to other actions, the police intervened quickly in this case. The blockade was resolved – an activist was trapped and had to be pulled off the road.
Grossly negligent threat to physical safety?
The life-threatening blockade could now have criminal consequences for the activists involved. The Tyrolean police are currently investigating grossly negligent threats to physical security under Article 89 of the Penal Code. Then it’s the prosecutor’s turn.
Such investigations are “novelty” in Tyrol
This was confirmed to the APA on Friday morning by the head of public relations for the Tyrolean police, Manfred Dummer. According to Dummer, this procedure is a “novelty”, at least in Tyrol. In concrete terms, it is determined whether a certain danger to other road users has been caused by gross negligence.
“The border has been definitively crossed”
The climate blockade on the Brennerautobahn near the Europa Bridge then caused violent political reactions. For the ÖVP “a line has certainly been crossed”. The FPÖ called for “all conceivable measures” to be taken legally. LHS deputy Georg Dornauer (SPÖ) had already called for strict police action in the “Krone” interview.
Governor Anton Mattle (ÖVP) also spoke on Friday. Through these actions, “we are chasing and losing people in the fight for climate protection, the energy and transportation transition,” Mattle tells the APA, because “Emergency care is where the fun stops.” If there is no reason, then “state to intervene,” said the governor. If the police don’t have the legal tools, “the federal government will have to hand them over.”
Source: Krone
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