In Germany, law enforcement officers detained some of the climate activists who protested against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-pit coal mine. RWE wants to increase coal production by demolishing the village of Lucerat.
Among them was Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, reports WELT.
The material said that at the beginning of the protest, eco-activists blocked the road to the village. However, later some of them separated from the demonstration and went to the Garzweiler quarry. The police surrounded the protesters and used batons and pepper spray on them.
This group included Greta Tumberg, who was led out by three policemen holding her hand.
It is noted that the activists were detained to establish their identities. But in the legal sense this is not an arrest. According to the police, after recording personal data, Thunberg and other protesters were released from custody.
RWE explained that it is very dangerous to be on the edge of the mine, because it has a sharp edge.
The material noted that part of the eco-activists left the village Lucerat voluntarily, and partly thanks to the police.
Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that in Germany it is close 1000 environmental activists protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler coal mine.
As EcoPolitic reported earlier, thousands Fridays For Future environmental activists staged a coordinated "global climate strike", calling for reparations for those affected by the climate catastrophe. The movement emerged in 2018, inspired by Greta Thunberg's lone protests outside the Swedish Parliament.
