The police have given a positive assessment of Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Plauen. According to a police spokesperson, the event with a total of 430 participants went off without a hitch on Saturday. There were only minor incidents in the aftermath. One participant was insulted and another felt threatened. 18 people from a counter-protest were charged with incitement to hatred. Following hostilities against CSD participants by right-wing extremists in Bautzen at the beginning of August, the police had a massive presence and deployed around 250 officers to secure the demonstration, including riot police and federal police officers.
SPD General Secretary Kevin Kühnert and Saxony's Minister of Social Affairs Petra Köpping (SPD) also joined the CSD. She is her party's top candidate for the state elections and is also responsible for social cohesion in the state government.
