Just as in France and other Western European countries, New Year's Eve resulted in riots in large cities. In Germany, it was the same. Several large German cities were hit by riots by people mostly described by the media and police as "young men", but occasionally described by more accurate reports as "young migrants". Berlin was apparently the worst hit. Jihad Watch and the Hungarian blog, ReMix News, have reported on the riots in Berlin. There is also a link to the German news site, Bild, with several photos.
The below article from the German news site, Welt, reports that there were (initially reported) 145 arrests in Berlin, mostly of "young men with migration backgrounds". Further in the article, it is reported that among the above number of arrests were 27 Afghans and 21 Syrians. It is also reported that a total of 18 nationalities are among the arrests and that 45 have German citizenship.
All arrested suspects have since been freed though still facing charges.
The below article from Welt is translated by Fousesquawk.
Caption: After the attacks against police and rescue personnel on New Year's Eve, Bavaria's Interior Minister Hermann demands strong punishment. What is now known: Among the New Year's Eve arrests in Berlin, are mostly young men with migration backgrounds.
On New Year's Eve, rescue services, police, and firefighters were attacked with rockets and fireworks. Just in Berlin, the police took 145 people into custody. All are reportedly free again. The investigations continue.
After the New Year's Eve riots in Berlin, the police released further information regarding the suspects. Accordingly, in connection with the riots, 145 people were provisionally arrested, most of whom were men, as a police spokesperson said Tuesday evening. With that, he confirmed media reports. After the conclusion of the police measures, all suspects have reportedly been released.
Altogether, there are reportedly 18 different nationalities arrested. 45 of the suspects have German citizenship. Then there are 27 suspects with Afghan nationality and 21 Syrians.
Originally, the number of arrests was given as 159. There were some double counts, said the police spokesperson. The numbers are still preliminary.
Due to the riots, a total of 355 criminal and administrative proceedings were initiated. Being investigated, among others, are breaches of the peace, attacks, and resistance against enforcement officers and rescue services, dangerous bodily injury, and causing an explosion.
250 arrested in North-Rhine Westphalia
Besides Berlin, according to a preliminary total from the Central Police Service, 42 police were injured. The North-Rhine Westphalia Interior Minister, Herbert Reul (Christian Democrat Union) ordered the responsible to be quickly identified and punished. As of now, more than 250 people have been arrested or taken into custody, he told WDR-Radio in Cologne on Monday.
After the New Year's attacks, the federal government is also counting on a consistent legal prosecution of the perpetrators. The deputy government spokeswoman, Christian Hoffman, said Monday in Berlin that there is great trust in the investigative officials of the federal states that the perpetrators who carried out these attacks, will be consistently identified. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (Social Democrat Party) stated (she was) "stunned and angry" over the attacks on the first responders.
Hoffman stressed: "The rule of law must not allow people who celebrate peacefully in our cities and emergency personnel who do their duty, to be subjected to these kinds of attacks." In the name of the government and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Social Democrat Party), she specifically thanked the police, rescue personnel, and volunteers for their courageous, dangerous intervention on New Year's Eve.
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