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| Leipzig violence: Clashes in German city over jail term for woman who attacked neo-Nazis | Leipzig violence: Clashes in German city over jail term for woman who attacked neo-Nazis |
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| Protests over the sentencing have taken place in Leipzig and other cities | Protests over the sentencing have taken place in Leipzig and other cities |
| Left-wing protesters and police have clashed for a second night over a jail term given to a woman convicted of vigilante attacks on neo-Nazis. | Left-wing protesters and police have clashed for a second night over a jail term given to a woman convicted of vigilante attacks on neo-Nazis. |
| Demonstrators in the eastern city of Leipzig set up road blocks, lit fires and threw stones at officers, police said. | Demonstrators in the eastern city of Leipzig set up road blocks, lit fires and threw stones at officers, police said. |
| Lina E was sentenced to five years in jail, but released pending an appeal as she had been detained since 2020. | Lina E was sentenced to five years in jail, but released pending an appeal as she had been detained since 2020. |
| The protest in the city, where Lina E had studied, had earlier been banned. | The protest in the city, where Lina E had studied, had earlier been banned. |
| A police spokesman said around 1,500 people turned up anyway, claiming around a third of those were "prone to violence", the Reuters news agency reports. | A police spokesman said around 1,500 people turned up anyway, claiming around a third of those were "prone to violence", the Reuters news agency reports. |
| Saturday's violence followed similar scenes the previous night, when several hundred people lit bonfires in the street and thrown stones from buildings onto police vehicles. | Saturday's violence followed similar scenes the previous night, when several hundred people lit bonfires in the street and thrown stones from buildings onto police vehicles. |
| Lina E was regarded as a leader of a far-left group responsible for carrying out a brutal campaign of violence against the extreme right over several years, including attacks with hammers, iron bars and baseball bats. | |
| Row over jail term for woman who attacked neo-Nazis | Row over jail term for woman who attacked neo-Nazis |
| After Lina E was found guilty, there were far-left protests in several cities and police were targeted with bottles and fireworks and baseball bats. | |
| Three men convicted alongside her were also given jail sentences on Wednesday. | |
| Other Germans were angered by the decision to release Lina E, after two-and-a-half years in custody - believing the decision implies violence against the extreme right is acceptable. | Other Germans were angered by the decision to release Lina E, after two-and-a-half years in custody - believing the decision implies violence against the extreme right is acceptable. |
| She is said to be unwell and has had to hand in her identity card and passport while she waits for the result of her appeal. | She is said to be unwell and has had to hand in her identity card and passport while she waits for the result of her appeal. |
| Lina E in court | Lina E in court |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Germany | Germany |