The Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court has overturned an acquittal for coercion in the case of a road blockade by a climate activist. A 32-year-old had taken part in several road blockades organized by the Last Generation Alliance.
The aim of the campaign was to point out the high CO₂ emissions caused by car traffic, but also the food waste caused by supermarkets. During one of the blockades, the activists sat and stuck themselves on a motorway access road near Freiburg. This temporarily caused traffic jams of up to 18 kilometers long.