Protests at Weidel interview: Police initiate investigations!

Protests at Weidel interview: Police initiate investigations!

A special kind of drama of the ARD “Summer Interview” with AfD boss Alice Weidel in Berlin. Protests from the population accompanied the interview that took place on July 21, 2025. The police have now initiated an investigation because the protest meeting was not reported in advance in accordance with the Berlin Freedom of Meeting Act. This reports tixio .

A 64-year-old woman who appeared as a noticeable and meeting director of a spontaneous rally under the motto "No stage of the AfD", now faced legal consequences. The police documented the character of the meeting and discovered a closed coach of the artist collective "Center for Political Beauty" on the spot. From this bus, a musical contribution continuously sounded with the clear feature of opposing the AfD.

protests and their effects

In the entire action that took place on the Spreeufer, an impressive noise was produced with whistles, horns and anti-AfD slogans. Weidel had difficulty understanding the questions of the moderator Markus Preiß, which further fueled the situation. According to Tagesspiegel To lower noise level, but without success.

The person responsible for the loudspeaker, a 39-year-old, only arrived at 3:20 p.m. and claimed that the vehicle had the character of an "independent spontaneous art performance in public space". The police instructed him to immediately end sound emissions, which he finally did at 3:30 p.m. In total, the participants of the protest were estimated to be around 40 people.

reactions and consequences

Weidel itself criticized the entire protest as an attack on the freedom of press and information. Her displeasure with the acoustic disorders was also shared by a spokeswoman for the ARD capital studio, which regretted what was happening. A fact check from the ARD about Weidel's statements came to the conclusion that some of her explanations were classified as roughly wrong. This led to wild speculation and conspiracy theories among the AfD supporters against the ARD, which demanded a repetition of the interview.

Although legal steps were initiated against the meeting manager and the bus managers, there were no arrests. The artist collective, which organized the protest, claims not to have been taken by the police and is now calling for donations to continue bus operations. The investigation continues and the situation remains exciting.