Justice for Lorenz: Protests after a fatal police operation in Oldenburg

Justice for Lorenz: Protests after a fatal police operation in Oldenburg

On Easter Sunday there was a tragic incident in Oldenburg, in which 21-year-old Lorenz A. was fatally injured by a police officer. According to information from fascination of fankurve Discotheque used and several people are slightly injured. When the police arrived and Lorenz was close to a confrontation, he used irritable gas again and went threatingly towards the officials while he was armed with a knife.

In the subsequent mission, a 27-year-old police officer gave several shots on Lorenz. According to the reporting of t-online met on the hip, in the upper body and on the head; Three of the shots met him from behind. Lorenz succumbed to his injuries shortly afterwards. The bodycams of the police officers involved were deactivated during the mission, which causes massive criticism.

protests and demands for clarification

After the fatal incident, there were protests in the football scene, in which the participants asked for “justice for Lorenz” with saying bands. It is estimated that between 8,000 and 10,000 people took part in the demonstrations in Oldenburg and in other cities such as Hamburg and Berlin. The organized fan scenes from different cities called for a comprehensive clarification of the incident and the punishment of those responsible, while the police are affected by criticism regarding the lack of transparency and the use of the bodycams.

Rafael Behr, a specialist from the Hamburg Academy of the Hamburg Academy, referred to the non-switching of the bodycams as a scandal. One of the main concerns of the demonstrators is the establishment of an independent institution to deal with conflict situations with the police. In response to the incident, the city has set up a team of pastors and experts for psychosocial emergency situations to offer grieving support.