Greta Thunberg was arrested during a protest in the German town of Lützerath, on January 17. The Swedish activist was protesting, along with other demonstrators, against the demolition of the town for the expansion of a coal mine.
In the images captured at the time, you can see Greta’s posture during the arrest, with a calm air and even smiling. This situation led some users of social networks to share the images. suggesting that it was nothing more than an act on the part of the authorities and the activist.
In addition to the protesters and the police, there were also several journalists. Michael Engelberg, of the German newspaper Bild, explained to the newspaper that “Greta was traveling with other activists at a demonstration that day. Some of the participants headed towards the open pit mine. There, the group was surrounded by police officers..
A photographer from the DPA, the German Press Agency, was also on the ground and explained to Reuters Agency that the demonstrators deviated from the demonstration path that was allowed, heading towards the mine. At that time, according to the photographer, the police mobilized the protesters who did not cooperate voluntarily and identified them. Between 15,000 and 35,000 demonstrators participated in the protest, according to data from the German police and the protest organization, but no information was provided on the total number of detainees.
The Reuters agency itself, which reported the arrest of Greta Thunberg, He denies that this is an act. An agency spokesperson notes that Reuters has a strict policy against staging, as well as publishing photos or videos of scenes staged by other news organizations.
There was also a spokeswoman for the Aachen police, who intervened in the arrest of Greta Thunberg, who in statements to the fact-checking platform Politifact denied any involvement in this case. The same source says that the Swedish activist only had to provide her personal data to the authorities, and then she was released.
Conclution
Despite the fact that Greta Thunberg’s face at the time of the arrest generated some strangeness, several sources that were present at the scene confirm that the Swedish activist was indeed arrested and that there was no scene.
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Source: Observadora
