Greta Thunberg (Twitter)
The Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg was arrested in Germany on Tuesday night during a non-violent protest over the expansion of a coal mine.
The 20-year-old who is known for her passionate work to combat climate change was detained by police for a few hours before being released.
She was joined by dozens of protesters at Lützerath, a German village under threat to be demolished for the expansion of a coal mine
Thunberg took to Twitter to state that climate protection was not a crime.
The video of her arrest has gone viral and shows her smiling just moments before police physically had to pick her up to take her away.
Greta #Thunberg nahe #Luetzerath: Festnahme an der Abbruchkante. Ihre Personalien nimmt die Polizei, anders als bei den übrigen 100 Akivisten, nicht auf: „Wir wissen ja, wer sie ist.“ Ob sie diese Erfahrung schon anderswo gemacht habe? Sie schweigt mit einem Lächeln im Mundwinkel pic.twitter.com/nmDA9O2H1U
— Christian Wernicke (@ChrisCWE) January 17, 2023
