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The camp in which activists are protesting against the planned expansion of the Tesla factory in Grünheide will remain in place for the time being.
The meeting will not be prohibited, said Brandenburg's Interior Minister Michael Stübgen (CDU) on Friday afternoon.
The original registration period expires on Saturday night.
The extension has now been confirmed until next Thursday, said Stübgen.
The minister emphasized that the meeting would, however, be subject to restrictive conditions.
The activists have to dismantle their tree houses by Monday.
There is a high potential for personal danger, says Stübgen.
This is part of the result of the examination by the assembly authority.
If the activists do not comply with this, it would be a violation of the requirements.
The police could then possibly break up the meeting.
(Read more about the protest camp here.)
The activists' goal is to prevent the forest from being cleared as part of an expansion of the Tesla site.
So far they have left it open whether they will follow the demand to dismantle the tree houses.
The activists had registered the camp against the Tesla expansion as a political meeting, like a demonstration.
Such events are subject to the right of assembly and do not require special approval from the police.
However, they can be prohibited or subject to conditions under certain circumstances.
In the event of a long-term occupation of the forest, nature and species protection concerns must also be examined, said Interior Minister Stübgen.
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