Press release: Ende Gelände starts setting up the camp ++ Thousands expected to block coal infrastructure

The administrative court of Aachen did not see a statement of the police until Tuesday morning – no decision about the camp location! Originally the organizers had planned more than a week for setting up the camp. Now the construction work had to start for logistical reasons – without a court decision.


Kerpen-Buir, 23 October 2018. Today the “Ende Gelände alliance” began setting up the protest camp for several thousand participants, who are expected to arrive during the course of the week. Up to today no decision of the administrative court Aachen was available about the location of the camp. It waits for a statement of the police. Originally the organizers had planned more than a week for setting up the camp. Now the construction work had to start for logistical reasons – without a court decision.

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