Overview
- The Dresden public prosecutor has applied to the Riesa district court for summary penal orders against seven German men aged 26 to 64 on suspicion of coercion.
- Investigators say the men parked cars across the entrance of Netto’s Thiendorf distribution center around 2 a.m. on March 27, 2024, preventing trucks from entering or leaving.
- Each proposed order seeks a €2,500 fine per person, and the court has not yet ruled on the application.
- The Thiendorf site experienced several blockades in 2023 and 2024 during nationwide farmers’ demonstrations over Agrardiesel policy, with separate Verdi warning strikes occurring in retail and wholesale.
- A Strafbefehl can impose a fine without a full trial unless a defendant contests it, in which case the matter proceeds to regular court proceedings.