German Court Rules G20 Protest Camp Restrictions Were Lawful

The Federal Administrative Court determined that the 2017 Hamburg camp's infrastructure was not protected under constitutional assembly rights.

The Federal Administrative Court upheld previous rulings that restrictions placed on the 2017 G20 protest camp in Hamburg were justified.
The court ruled that the camp's infrastructure, including sleeping tents and kitchens, was not essential for assembly and primarily served as accommodation for other protests.
Organizers, including Attac, argued that the camp was a unified protest and necessary due to a lack of affordable lodging during the summit, but the court rejected these claims.
The court emphasized that the camp's infrastructure predominantly focused on housing rather than facilitating collective opinion formation.
Attac plans to explore filing a constitutional complaint, citing concerns over the broader implications for democratic protest rights.