Demolition of a meeting
When blowing up a meeting preventing an effective combination kicking or forcing the resolution is referred to a lawful assembly. The dissolution of a meeting , on the other hand, is the same process by the police in the case of illegal meetings. If there is violence between two parties in the context of a meeting, one speaks of a street battle .
Criminal liability
The freedom of assembly is a fundamental right . Accordingly, blowing up a gathering is a criminal offense in many countries .
In Germany , Section 21 of the Assembly Act regulates criminal liability.
"Anyone who intends to prevent or blow up non-prohibited gatherings or elevators or otherwise thwart their implementation, who commits or threatens acts of violence or causes gross disruptions, is punished with imprisonment for up to three years or a fine."
In Austria this is standardized in Section 284 of the Criminal Code “Blowing up an assembly” (as a criminal law norm of the Assembly Act ).
"Anyone who prevents or blows up a meeting, a march or a similar rally, which is not prohibited, by force or by threat of force, is punishable by imprisonment for up to one year or a fine of up to 720 daily rates."
Historical examples
- the “Walk to Versailles” to the demolition of the National Assembly and arrest of the government on April 3, 1871 in Paris, see Paris Commune
- the violent demolition of the freely elected city council assembly by communist demonstrators on September 6, 1948 as a milestone in the division of Berlin
literature
- Hubert Hinterhofer: Criminal Law Special Part II: §§ 169 to 321 StGB. WUV, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-85114-881-9 , p. 259 ff. ( Books.google.de ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Section 21 of the General Assembly Act
- ↑ § 284 StGB, jusline.at.
- ↑ Baden-Württemberg Library Service Center: Voices of the 20th Century - The division of the City Council of Greater Berlin on September 6, 1948. Retrieved on October 13, 2015 .
