A climate activist was forced to remove his underwear during a house search in February. The case now ends up at the Administrative Court (VwGH). The activist had complained about disproportionality and was ruled in favor by the responsible administrative court in September.
“The Vienna Administrative Court is currently carrying out the preparatory procedures laid down in the Administrative Courts Act (VwGG),” the Administrative Court said. The climate activist gets another chance to take a stand. The police must also present arguments for their actions to the administrative judge. “I’m curious how she wants to argue this,” says Clemens Lahner, the climate activist’s lawyer.
As reported, the 24-year-old took part in a persistent protest in Vienna on February 20 as a member of the “Last Generation”. He was then arrested and taken to the police detention center (PAZ) in Rossauer Lände. During a search there, a police officer forced him to pull his underpants ‘down to his knees’. Before the administrative judge, the group inspector justified the action as part of the ‘standard procedure’ because danger to himself or others could never be excluded. out.
Suspicious superglue
He also suspected that there might be super glue in the man’s underwear. “It could be that someone has stuck to us in the police cell complex and we don’t need that.” However, the administrative judge concluded that there were no signs of danger. Such a measure is permitted only to prevent self-harm or injury to others and to prevent escape. In other cases there is disproportionality.
Source: Krone
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