Overview

• Interior Minister Herbert Reul told the state parliament that drinks and toilets were not provided to detained demonstrators in a timely manner.
• Police contained participants for hours to verify identities, recording 525 checks including 27 minors, and loudspeaker guidance for minors came too late.
• Authorities cited a violent bloc of about 500 within the roughly 3,000‑person march that included masked individuals who used pyrotechnics and attacked officers.
• The ministry defended situational use of force during clashes, noting targeted punches alongside the use of batons and pepper spray.
• Injuries included 13 officers, three seriously, and at least nine demonstrators, and police have filed 13 criminal complaints.