Police officers under fire: spirals escalated in Berlin!

Police officers under fire: spirals escalated in Berlin!

On Sunday evening there were several attacks on police officers in the Tiergarten and Friedrichshain districts in Berlin, which put their security back into the fore. According to a report by the Berliner Zeitung were injured in two incidents.

The first incident occurred around 7 p.m. in Eichhornstrasse in the Mitte district. After a dispute between three men, a stranger pulled a knife and threatened two police officers who were alerted to the situation. The officials were insulted in particular by a 26-year-old who also resisted when arrested and injured his leg. Fake personnel documents were also discovered in the blood of blood in police custody. He now threatens several charges, including the assault on the enforcement officer and forgery of documents.

second incident with further injuries

The second incident took place at 11:50 p.m. on the corner of Bersarinplatz and Petersburger Straße. A policeman had cordoned off the sidewalk because of a fire brigade mission when a 44-year-old tried to overcome this barrier. After a verbal argument, the man hit the policeman in the face, which led to the fact that he brought the attacker to the ground and put on handcuffs. The 44-year-old rejected breath alcohol control and was taken into police custody. The policeman suffered slight facial injuries through the blow and could not continue his service.

These incidents underline an alarming trend in violence against police officers in Germany. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), around 290 police officers are exposed to violence every day. In 2023, the BKA counted around 106,000 victims of violent acts among the civil servants, which represents an increase of about 10% compared to 2022, so reports Tagesschau .

social and political reactions

The increase in assault on enforcement officers, which includes assault and resistance in 85% of cases, ensures concern. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser described the attacks as "frightening" and announced changes in the law to better protect police officers. This could also include the equipment with Tasern. Unions are also demanding hard consequences for attacks on police officers and the creation of nationwide affairs for the prosecution of such acts.

The latest incidents in Berlin are part of a larger, worrying phenomenon of violence against uniformed people in Germany, which not only affects police officers, but also members of other emergency services whose attacks have also increased.