Invitation to honour Ante P. on the International Day against Police Violence
WHEN:15 March 2024 at 5pm
WHERE: Market square, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
CONTACT: Initiative 2.
Together with the families and friends of Ante P., Sammy Baker, Mouhamed Lamine Dramé, Hogir Alay and Ertekin Özkan, we lament for the victims of police violence and listen to them. We network with all those affected by police violence and fight together for the realisation of their demands.
On Friday 15 March at 5 pm, we will gather on the International Day against Police Violence on the market square where Ante P. was attacked by two police officers two years ago with pepper spray and punches and pushed to the ground until he could no longer breathe.
A few days ago, the trial against the officers ended with an acquittal and a fine. A slap in the face for all people who are familiar with exceptional psychological situations, a violation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. A signal to all officers that police violence is supported by the state.
For the empowerment of those affected, for a society that does not accept these conditions, for education and justice, for all Antes, for all Sammys, for all Mouhameds, for all Hogirs, for all Ertekins!
Feel free to bring flowers, candles or other gestures.
