Overview
- Speaking to the state parliament’s interior committee, Roman Poseck argued the deployment prevented severe violence and stressed that most of the roughly 25,000 protesters were peaceful.
- The Hessen branch of the DJV reported police impeded reporting, including denying access to the exhibition hall despite press IDs, while Poseck said police have no findings of press restrictions and will meet the association.
- Authorities are evaluating numerous videos in an after‑action review, with Poseck citing three police recordings that show no unlawful conduct as a viral clip of officers charging protesters drives the public debate.
- Officials reported more than 50 injured officers, nine arrests, 136 searches, and 25 criminal complaints against protesters, and said about 1,000 participants were deemed violence‑prone as police cleared several of 15 blockades.
- The government said the operation could cost a double‑digit million‑euro sum and confirmed multiple complaints alleging police misconduct are with the Gießen public prosecutor, with final cost accounting still pending.