Security requirements for the May Festival: Communities react to amoking!
Security requirements for the May Festival: Communities react to amoking!
Oberbergkirchen, Deutschland - On May 1, 2025, numerous communities in the region celebrate the traditional maypole. In view of the past attacks, in which vehicles were used as a weapon in public space, the authorities have issued security requirements to protect the population from “crossing”. This reports rosenheim24.de .
The police have published a handout entitled "Protection against Transports", which serves as guidelines for all communities. Georg Obermaier, the head of the Oberbergkirchen administrative community, emphasizes the seriousness of these measures, but warns of exaggerated reactions. A maypole has already been set up in Oberbergkirchen, without the population felt uncertain, which shows that celebrations are possible even without drastic measures.
security measures in the region
Other maypoles are set up in Zangberg, Schönberg and Irl; No additional security measures were ordered there. Georg Wagenbauer, Managing Director of the Rohrbach administrative community, has also announced that the maypole in Niederaufkirchen will be set up without additional safety requirements. Nevertheless, there are local initiatives to increase security.
Mayor Sebastian Winkler from Neumarkt-St. Veit has proposed to use concrete laying bricks to block access, although this could possibly also be a hindrance in an emergency. For the first time, a food truck and the music cabaret artist Thomas Mayer will also be present on the town square at the “Rolling Boazn” event on May 1st. For this event, security measures such as the parking of a vehicle in the gate and setting up concrete laying stones are also planned. Thomas Menzel, Managing Director of the Neumarkt-St. Veit, explains how important security considerations are for larger events.
while in Neumarkt-St. Veit and Massing Eleven events without strict requirements are planned, Gruber expresses concerns about exaggerated security measures and hopes for normalizing the situation.
Security Act in Berlin
At the same time, the Berlin Senate is working on its own security law, which is referred to as the "Event Security Act". Interior Senator Iris Spranger (SPD) announced the plans in the interior committee of the House of Representatives. The aim of the law is to make organizers of large public events binding security specifications that include barriers and increased vigilance. The police chief of Berlin, Barbara Slovik Meisel, has already reported increased police presence in demonstrations to prevent attacks with vehicles. This is necessary because Berlin is considered an international goal for terrorist networks and have shown a high level of attacks of attacks in recent months.Stephan Weh, state chairman of the police union (GdP), emphasizes that the new law will help to close security gaps and to better arm the city against crossings. In Berlin, too, responds quickly to protect the citizens. This shows urgency and increasing awareness of the security situation at large events, both in Bavaria and in the capital. Further information on this topic can be found in the report of Tagesspiegel.de .
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