The killing of the German police black man protests outside Lorenz A. Oldenburg Nightclub

Berlin – Civil rights activists resulted in death by police outside a nightclub outside a nightclub in the northwestern black man, then demand an independent investigation. The killed person led to national protests and raised the concerns that Bini were systematically racism in Germany’s law enforcement.

The victim, who was determined as 21-year-old Lorenz A., was shot several times in Oldenburg by a 27-year-old police officer. According to prosecutors, autopsy, Lorenz A., behind the head, determined that he was shot behind the Torso and the hip. The fourth bullet was reported grazing his thigh. Weapons wounds died in a local hospital.

Authorities, Lorenz A., said that nightclub Bouncers threatened with pepper spray and knife. As for the police, he said that he was using pepper spray in a “threatening way”.

On Monday, the prosecutors reported the officers with a knife when the protesters were stabbed, including security camera videos and witness reports.

Police say, body cameras of the officers involved were closed. There is no legal obligation for the police in Germany, opening body cameras during transactions; Are at their disposal.

The shooting was angry with more than 10,000 protesters gathered at Lorenz rally in Lorenz rally in Oldenburg on Friday. Berlin, Munich, Franchfurt, Stuttgart and neighboring Vienna in Vienna in Austria are also planned.

Amnesty International and the German initiative (ISD), including amnesty international and black people, demanded an independent request, allegedly the cause of internal police investigations.

“These deadly effects are not only Lorenz’s family, but all the people affected by racism in Germany,” Amnesty International gossip in a statement.

Campaign groups are also forced to turn on fire during the operations of police officers who armed gun cameras.

The incident reflects the cases of police violence in the United States in 2020 The killing of George Floyd Minnesota has increased by an artist in protests against an officer, in law enforcement agencies and police officers in police institutional racism.

As with American activists Pushed for independent control and systematic reformsGerman groups now call on the establishment of a national office to explore the allegations of the police.

The court also opposed the death of a shelter in the death of Sierra Leone, who died under suspicion of a German police station in 2005, died under suspicion of a German police holding. This happened in the two decades in the German police forces, the symbol of institutional racism and impunity.

The number of German officers attractive rates (long as 10 years) rose sharply with death recorded last year alone.

2024 learn One third of German police officers stressed the advantage of his colleagues from his colleagues, taking into account a broader cultural problem.