13 February 2019
"Last Saturday, the first use case of the so-called “Lex Hambi” occurred: after environmental activists had blocked an excavator in the Garzweiler opencast mine, they were arrested for alleged trespassing."
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See: GERMANY: New #NRW state police law used for the first time against climate activists: 3 people imprisoned (Enough is Enough, link):
"For activists whose identity could not be verified, the Erkelenz District Court ordered police custody until Thursday (February 14) for the time being. For her decision, the judge cited the tightening of the North Rhine-Westphalian police law decided in December, which allows detention for up to seven days to verify identity. Until the end of 2018, these were allowed to last a maximum of 12 hours in NRW. Experts and interior experts regard this regulation as unconstitutional."
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