Around eight hundred squatters are in the German “lignite village” Lützerath, not far from Roermond, on Sunday, and other activists from the Netherlands, among others, are on their way to the village. This was announced today by a spokeswoman for Dutch activists in Lützerath. She expects fifty Dutch activists to oppose the eviction announced by the police in the coming week.
Activists come from all over the world, even by bus. In Hamburg, during the night between Saturday and Sunday, the police stopped a bus with about fifty activists for a thorough check, during which the luggage was also carefully searched. After a three-hour delay, the activists were able to continue their journey to the village.
Ghost village
The “ghost village” of Lützerath has been occupied for more than two years to prevent the energy giant RWE from wiping the village off the face of the earth to mine lignite. RWE’s huge lignite machine is already excavating a few meters from the edge of the village. Activists set up barricades. After the police announced they would evacuate the village starting Tuesday, the number of activists who wanted to oppose it has grown significantly.
The evacuation of the village is scheduled for Tuesday. Police say they are deploying up to 2,000 officers for this purpose. German magazine Der Spiegel reports on Sunday that agents from all over Germany have been dispatched to Lützerath. The police will use water cannons, dogs and horses, among other things, according to the magazine.
Source: BNR
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