31 arrests
With scooters on the A4: climate control stickers cause chaos
With skateboards, scooters, bikes and the like, last-generation climate stickers caused chaos on the A4 early on Friday morning. The activists used their means of transportation to block the road and once again made use of the stickers. The police were deployed in large numbers.
Around 50 protesters gathered on the eastbound carriageway (A4) on Friday morning and brought traffic to a standstill. According to the group, some of them stuck themselves to the road at Simmeringer Haide on the way into the city or blocked traffic with skateboards, bikes, scooters and the like.
"Skateboard on A4 less absurd than the government", was the statement from the Last Generation on the "X" platform. They once again criticized the government's ignorance of climate policy. "In the midst of the climate crisis, this fact is even more absurd than scooters on the highway," said the activists.
The police broke up the gathering shortly afterwards and there were extensive traffic jams. In the afternoon, it was announced that 31 activists had been arrested. "Both the arrested persons and the other participants in these disruptive actions face severe penalties due to the offenses committed," the Ministry of the Interior stated.
It was less than a day ago that the Last Generation last caused a stir among the population. It was at the Burgtheater, where demonstrators had interrupted a performance of Goethe's "Faust". The activists shouted slogans, climbed onto the stage and presented banners with the inscription "Right to Survive". The police also had to be called in this case. After a 45-minute interruption, the activists left the stage again.
975 arrests since the previous year
A total of 975 climate activists have been arrested in Austria since the beginning of last year. Time and again, rallies are banned and broken up by the police. According to the Ministry of the Interior, this is the case when there are obstructions. In other cases, however, administrative charges against those involved are also common.
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