Overview

• Videos from Thursday in central Berlin show a police officer punching a person from Ireland twice in the face, causing visible bleeding.
• Berlin police say the officer has been identified, with an internal review underway to assess proportionality and no criminal case opened against the officer at this stage.
• Ireland’s Foreign Ministry and Ambassador Maeve Collins contacted German authorities over the incident, and consular assistance has been offered to the person if needed.
• The person received medical treatment and faces proceedings on suspicion of insult and resisting law enforcement, while a protest group told RTÉ the person’s arm was broken and would require surgery, a claim not independently verified.
• Police dispersed what they described as an unauthorized pro‑Palestine gathering near Hackescher Markt, detaining 94 people and initiating 96 investigations, including for banned symbols, attacks on officers, insults, bodily harm and suspected illegal stay.