Right-wing protesters who forced their way into the courtyard of Romania’s parliament in a protest against possible mandatory COVID vaccination passes have been handed hundreds of fines by police. Romanian police handed over 117 fines worth 198,800 lei [40,000 euros] to participants in a protest organised on Tuesday by the extreme right-wing Alliance for the Union of the Romanians, AUR, and a couple of hundred supporters, against the possible introduction of mandatory so-called Green Certificates in the workplace. During the protests outside parliament against the possible mandatory use of COVID-19 certificates by employees, four cars were vandalized and hundreds of protesters entered the courtyard by the main entrance. Authorities say they are investigating several crimes – destruction of four vehicles, disturbance of public order and violation of professional headquarters. “We are continuing investigations to identify and sanction other people who committed anti-social acts,” police said in a press release. AUR co-founder and deputy George Simion defiantly announced that the protests would continue. On the other hand, the liberal deputy Alexandru Muraru announced on Wednesday that he had officially notified the General Prosecutor’s Office and the police of the use of Nazi symbols during the protests. “A photo with a swastika drawn on the European Union flag by AUR protesters represents … a sign of incitement to violence and hatred, which seriously damaged Romania’s image in … the world,” he said. “Such acts of vandalism cannot go unpunished,” stated Muraru.
via balkan insight: Romanian Anti-Green-Pass Protesters Fined for Riot Before Parliament
siehe dazu auch: Protest gegen #Corona-Maßnahmen – #Rechtsextreme stürmen Hof des #Parlaments in #Bukarest. Die Szenen erinnern an den “Querdenker”-Sturm auf den Reichstag: In der rumänischen Hauptstadt sind bei Protesten gegen Corona-Maßnahmen Dutzende Rechtsradikale ins Parlament eingedrungen. Aus Protest gegen geplante Corona-Maßnahmen haben Dutzende Rechtsradikale in der rumänischen Hauptstadt Bukarest das Wachpersonal des Parlaments überrannt und sind bis in den Hof des Gebäudes vorgedrungen. Dabei seien am Dienstag auch Fahrzeuge beschädigt worden, berichtete die rumänische Nachrichtenagentur Mediafax