Overview

• The 46-year-old Czech man overtook a long line of cars at the Polish-German border in Zittau to avoid newly reinstated spot checks
• Bundespolizei officers initially stopped him on the shoulder but he fled and was eventually held at a red light in the city center
• During the second stop he filmed officers in front of his 14-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son while reacting aggressively
• A drug test was negative and no traffic violations were recorded but he did not have travel documents for his children
• Authorities have opened a probe into allegations of evading border control, ignoring police measures and failing to carry required crossing papers