Police violence in Stuttgart: Repetition of the tumult on May 1st threatens!

On April 30, 2025, the loss of a roof slat stem of a demonstration sp place of demonstration after police access was reported as unclear. This was done in the context of ongoing investigations into a so -called "tumultuous location" that has not yet been completed. Despite the recessation of the demonstrators: no pepper spray was confiscated on the inside. The claim that the police were suddenly attacked with irritant gas cannot be underpinned by evidence. Video recordings, on the other hand, show the police who use irritant gas in all directions. This raises questions regarding a possible perpetrator-victim reversal.

All police officers: Inside, during the argument, 97 demonstrators: inside was injured, and some of them suffered bone breaks. State Minister of the Interior Thomas Strobl (CDU) expressed that violence must have consequences on demonstrations. He described the demonstrator: inside as "obviously on riot". Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir (Greens) criticized the use of slats picked with nails. In addition, the police in Stuttgart have been known for inaccurate information in demonstrations in the past. This can be seen, for example, on "Black Thursday" on September 30, 2010, on which 400 peaceful demonstrators were injured:

past re -evaluated

The "Black Thursday" was not only shaped by injured demonstrators, but also led to the clarification of the legal foundations for police operations. The Stuttgart Administrative Court decided that the protest against the tree clearing in the castle garden was a meeting protected by the Basic Law. On this day, more than 100 people were injured by the use of water cannons, batons and tear gas. Interior Minister Reinhold Gall (SPD) accepted the court decision and regretted the "disproportionate intervention by the police". He found high hurdles for the police procedure against meetings, according to which the officials are not allowed to dissolve the entire meeting with water cannons and batons.

In addition, the investigation into the role of the then Prime Minister Stefan Mappus (CDU) and the police operation by two committees of investigation are affected. Among the demonstration participants who complain against the police force, Dietrich Wagner, who is now almost blind today, is also hit on the head by water cannons on the head in 2010. He demands compensation of 100,000 euros and describes the day as "good for democracy". Wagner expresses hope of an "honest apology from the country among the people". The debate about police violence in demonstrations in Stuttgart remains a controversial topic, especially with regard to the upcoming events on May 1, 2025 and possible repetitions of the previous year's events.