Overview

• Roughly 200 to 230 people joined the demonstration near Armin Papperger’s residence, accompanied by a large police deployment.
• Marchers were stopped before entering the residential street and turned back rather than proceeding to the CEO’s gate.
• The event remained largely peaceful, with police issuing a warning after red smoke flares were set off and reporting no further incidents.
• State security became involved when the group initially posted Papperger’s exact address, a step that intensified scrutiny of the protest plan.
• Legal and political debate flared over protests at private homes, with a constitutional scholar and NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul arguing privacy at residences can outweigh assembly rights.