They are convicted of having committed various offenses in connection with the protest, which, among other things, was against coronary restrictions and developed violently.
Fireworks, cannon shots, cans, stones, torches, bicycles and bottles were thrown. 16 officers were hit by objects.
Since the riots in January, a string of cases of throwing against officers, gross disturbance of public order and incitement to violence against the police have sent nearly ten people behind bars, while several cases are awaiting trial.
The special thing about the cases is that the defendants risk a harsher punishment due to a special corona section – section 81 d of the Penal Code. In the cases in the wake of the demonstration, it can double the punishment.
So far, judges at the Copenhagen City Court have implemented the provision and increased the sentence in eight cases.
Now the first of them must be assessed in the high court, when the Eastern High Court on Wednesday opens the case against a now 24-year-old man. He was sentenced in city court to one year and three months in prison for his role in the demonstration.
The man was punished extra severely with the special clause for throwing stones at the police, gross disturbance of public order and for encouraging others to attack the police.
In return, he escaped aggravated punishment in a relationship of attempted aggravated assault.
The section covers cases where “the offense has a background in or connection with the covid-19 epidemic in Denmark”.
It was passed in March last year by the parliamentary parties with the exception of the Radicals and the Unity List.
However, the verdicts, where the section has increased the punishment, have created debate at Christiansborg.
For should trouble at demonstrations be seen as an expression of an exploitation of the corona situation, as it appears from the remarks to the bill that the offense must be?
That question has now been moved one step up the legal assessment ladder and to the High Court.
Judgment is expected on Wednesday afternoon.
Source: The Nordic Page