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Berlin Prosecutors Raid Apartments Over Attack on Police Officer

The searches aim to secure communication devices potentially linking two suspects to clashes that injured a police officer at the Nakba Day rally.

Overview

  • On July 16, the Berlin Generalstaatsanwaltschaft executed searches in five apartments connected to the May 15 Nakba Day protest.
  • No arrests were made during the raids, but around 60 officers seized mobile phones and other materials as evidence.
  • Investigators are targeting two main suspects, aged 28 and 29, on charges of severe breach of the peace, resisting officers and attempted prisoner liberation.
  • The May 15 rally drew about 1,100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators and left at least eleven officers injured, including one with a broken arm and chest trauma.
  • A disputed video released on July 11 has intensified debate over police actions and the official account of the clashes.