A police spokesperson said that limiting, banning or ending a demonstration is the responsibility of a mayor. “The task of the police is to ensure that a demonstration runs safely. However, a demonstration is not a license to commit criminal offences.”
The spokesperson mentions blocking roads or entrances and committing vandalism as examples. If demonstrators do not obey the law and/or do not leave after a mayor ends a demonstration, the police arrest them. “With regard to the use of force: officers are authorized and trained to use force, but do so if there are no other options to achieve the desired goal. It is always assessed afterwards whether the force has been applied proportionately.”