Berlin Student Fined for Assaulting Officer During Pro-Palestinian Protest
The 26-year-old was convicted of assault, resisting law enforcement, and intentional bodily harm during the disbandment of an unauthorized protest camp.
- A 26-year-old student was fined €1,800 by the Berlin Tiergarten District Court for assaulting a police officer during a pro-Palestinian protest on April 26, 2024.
- The court found the defendant guilty of intentionally kicking a 30-year-old officer in the thigh, causing pain, during the police's efforts to disperse a banned gathering.
- Approximately 100 to 150 people had gathered in solidarity with the protest camp, which authorities deemed unauthorized and ordered to be cleared.
- The defendant denied the charges, claiming she was defending herself from police actions and did not intentionally kick the officer, but the court sided with witness testimonies from three officers.
- The verdict, which followed the prosecution's request, is not yet legally binding as the defense had sought an acquittal.
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