It has now been more than a year since the Heibo was evicted and some squatters are still standing trial and the Bautzen district office is demanding dizzying fines. Donations are still needed for this.
Here is an overview:
1)2 personens sentenced because of Resistance against law enforcement officers
So far, 2 people have been sentenced to fines before the district courts of Kamenz and Bautzen for §113 resistance to law enforcement officers, solely because they were allegedly chained in a lock-on, a concrete construction.
One person has been convicted for unknown reasons. The other person, whose personal details were identified, had to pay a fine of 30 daily rates.
2) 2 persons on appeal for resisting law enforcement officers in a particularly serious case
In two lengthy and excessive trials, two activists were sentenced by the Bautzen district court to suspended sentences of 6 months and probation with community service. The two are accused of having chained themselves together in a lock-on. It is already extremely questionable to prosecute this chaining as resistance according to §113, but the judge even saw a particularly serious case in the communality.
The defendants initially refused to give their personal details and paid a security deposit of €800 each. In the course of the proceedings, they were then identified through the use of super-recognizers, surveillance and identification measures. The two have appealed. The first date of the appeal hearing will take place on 14.05. 09:00 at the regional court in Bautzen.
3) The charges of assault and attempted assault were dropped
The public prosecutor’s office had charged a person with assault on law enforcement officers §114 StGB and attempted grievous bodily harm. This seemed very contrived right from the start and so the court has now dropped the charges and will only hear the case for “resisting officers”. Nevertheless, the person has already had enough unnecessary stress because of this
4) Fines add up to around €10000
Many squatters came out of the eviction unrecognized because they did not give their personal details. However, at least 14 people have identified themselves or were subsequently identified. At least 10 of them have received fines this year because they are accused of being in an area that is prohibited under forestry law. An administrative offense, which is listed at €60, is prosecuted here with €800-1300. Some of those affected have lodged appeals, which will be heard at the Kamenz district court at the beginning of June.
5) Finn is still in jail
Finn had been helping at the Heibo vigil when he was arrested in a traffic stop on an outstanding warrant. He has been held in Leipzig prison ever since.
In August 2023, Finn was then sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison. In May 2024 #FreeFinn will be transferred to the prison Waldheim.