A group led by Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg was detained in Germany after she marched to prevent the destruction of a town in order to enlarge a coal mine with the alleged fake arrest video viral
The 20-year-old spoke out against the action on January 17 in multiple places in western Germany. Greta Thunberg was detained alongside other activists on Tuesday during protests against the demolition of the coal village of Luetzerath but the entire group will be released later in the day, according to police.
Thunberg was held while protesting at the opencast coal mine of Garzweiler 2. Some 9 km (5.6 miles) from Luetzerath, where she sat with a group of protesters near the edge of the mine.
Video shows Greta Thunberg arrest being staged by Germany police during coal mine protest
But now a behind-the-scenes video showing Thunberg smiling after being jailed has begun making the rounds on social media. Leading some to call the activist’s arrest a “publicity stunt.” Twitter users criticise Greta Thunberg’s “false” arrest, prompting an investigation into the footage shot behind the scenes.
Greta Thunberg has today been protesting against the expansion of a coal mine in Germany.
But the very reason Germany is forced to expand the coal mine in the first place is because they listened to Greta and built useless wind turbines instead of nuclear power.
🤡🤡🤡
— PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) January 15, 2023
This is how the fake arrest of Greta Thunberg was done.
Mainstream media will show only one photo where policemen are carrying her. Let me know if any mainstream media has covered this video!
— Vijay Patel🇮🇳 (@vijaygajera) January 18, 2023
Greta Thunberg got no idea how to pose when detained. pic.twitter.com/G2uFqJsCRF
— The Hawk Eye (@thehawkeyex) January 18, 2023
The fake arrest of #GretaThunberg
All set up for the cameras. pic.twitter.com/IViYGTXnG9
— TVisCOOL! 📺 www.tviscool.com (@TVisCOOLUK) January 17, 2023
There is a scene in the film where the activist is arrested by German police and poses for a photo with them while smiling. She can be seen giggling and nodding her head in response to a question.
The viral behind-the-scenes footage of Greta Thunberg stunned the Internet. Several commenters accused the activist of staging the event as a “publicity stunt” to attract media coverage.
Others have insulted Thunberg, questioning how much she is getting paid for the work. And criticising her for wearing a Nike fanny pack made in China.
Why did police detain Greta Thunberg?
Protests against the extension of a nearby coal tunnel, which would result in the destruction of the community of Luetzerath, resumed in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with Greta Thunberg as a prominent leader.
The climate activist, who joined the movement on January 14, has already been intervened on two separate occasions by German authorities this week. Local law enforcement informed the public that Thunberg was among the protesters. Who “stormed” towards the “steep and extremely dangerous” coal mine’s edge.
Germany’s government has said that Thunberg, like other protesters, was not detained but simply escorted for identification. In addition, they stated that she was eventually set free.
What is the issue behind protest Greta Thunberg is fighting for?
Protests have arisen after the German government and energy company RWE reached an agreement in 2022. Also that would allow RWE to demolish Luetzerath in exchange for an earlier than planned coal phase-out (by 2030 rather than 2038).
Both sides argue that coal is essential to protect Germany’s energy security. After Russia cut off gas to the country because of the conflict in Ukraine. Also the demolition of the hamlet, according to environmentalists, would result in massive amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. Increasing the risk that the country will fail to meet its climate targets for a second time.
In the middle of a heated coal debate in Germany, the European Union announced a large cleantech industrial effort on January 17. Also to strengthen its aims for a cleaner future as the 27-nation bloc strives to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Greta Thunberg had not responded to the web video at the time this was written.
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