| 04:52 | | The Missing Part — How is dissent in the Corona debate punished? |
| 04:57 | | With disregard, with ridicule or even by being admitted into a psychiatric hospital? |
| 05:02 | | The latter might have been the case with the specialist lawyer Beate Bahner in Heidelberg, Germany. |
| 05:07 | | However, the story isn’t quite that simple, after all. |
| 05:10 | | Here’s a report about the curious case from Aaron Morhoff. |
| 05:15 | | Beate Bahner, a lawyer who has become the symbol of the Corona crisis. |
| 05:19 | | For some she is a resistance fighter. For others she’s a “confused” lawyer. |
| 05:24 | | The Bahner case, which could become the biggest political issue |
| 05:28 | | of the Corona crisis, is quite new, but already very powerful. |
| 05:31 | | It went from being a complaint about unconstitutionality to the accusation of breaking the law |
| 05:35 | | and then being admitted to a psychiatric hospital. “Then they pushed me to the ground, |
| 05:39 | | in the dirt, and used massive police violence.” |
| 05:43 | | There are only hours between her voice message, her release, |
| 05:47 | | and being accompanied by cheering fans. |
| 05:50 | | It all started at the beginning of April. On the lawyer’s website, |
| 05:54 | | Beate Bahner explains why the shutdown is unconstitutional, |
| 05:58 | | and why this is the biggest legal scandal the Federal Republic of Germany has ever experienced. |
| 06:04 | | Among other things, she demanded that all previous Corona measures be reversed immediately. |
| 06:10 | | Her efforts remained unsuccessful. The constitutional complaint |
| 06:14 | | questioning the legality of the measures was rejected |
| 06:17 | | by the constitutional court. Since Beate Bahner had also called for a demonstration, the |
| 06:21 | | public prosecutor’s office is presently investigating her call for a public demonstration as a crime. |
| 06:26 | | The events snowballed over the Easter holidays. |
| 06:29 | | First, there was a voice message which circulated on Telegram |
| 06:32 | | that was allegedly sent by Beate Bahner: |
| 06:35 | | Then he pushed me back down to the ground and slammed my head onto |
| 06:39 | | the stone-paved street from the height of one meter [three feet]. |
| 06:42 | | Nobody said anything. Nobody reacted. Then they forced me |
| 06:46 | | to spend the whole night in the Guantanamo-like high-security wing |
| 06:50 | | of the psychiatric hospital. I was on the floor. |
| 06:53 | | No toilet. There was a sink, with no soap or towel. |
| 06:57 | | According to Bahner’s description, the arrest resulted in gross mistreatment |
| 07:01 | | and degrading measures against her. |
| 07:05 | | The lawyer doesn’t understand why this happened. |
| 07:09 | | I can tell you it’s all much, much, much worse than I wrote |
| 07:14 | | in my emergency appeal to a Federal Constitutional Court. |
| 07:17 | | It’s so horrible, but now I’m here and the 83 million people in Germany |
| 07:21 | | and the five billion people around the world don’t understand |
| 07:26 | | what kind of tyranny has been set up here, overnight, |
| 07:30 | | using lies and deceit and the biggest fake story with fear and scaremongering. |
| 07:34 | | Apart from the indignation about how |
| 07:39 | | the lawyer was treated, voices have popped up now and again that actually doubt her sanity. |
| 07:46 | | The German daily newspaper TAZ even spread the rumour |
| 07:49 | | that Beate Bahner was a staged performance art project. |
| 07:52 | | Even many of the lawyer’s sympathizers have raised questions |
| 07:56 | | about her unconventional publications and statements. |
| 07:59 | | There’s no doubt, however, that Beate Bahner is considered |
| 08:03 | | a first-class lawyer. She’s a specialist lawyer for medicine |
| 08:07 | | and health law, and has published several books. She’s been working |
| 08:11 | | with her law firm for 25 years and successfully sued |
| 08:15 | | the Federal Constitutional Court three times. |
| 08:19 | | What do the official authorities say to Bahner’s accusations? |
| 08:23 | | On Tuesday afternoon, a police statement was published |
| 08:27 | | which reads like a counter-statement to the lawyer’s voice message. —On Sunday evening, shortly |
| 08:32 | | before 8 P.M., a witness informed the police that a woman had stated that she was being followed. |
| 08:36 | | According to the police, a patrol was sent to ascertain Bahner’s identification. |
| 08:41 | | Thereupon she resisted by defending herself, |
| 08:45 | | kicking a police officer several times. As a result, the suspect |
| 08:48 | | is being investigated on suspicion of assault and resistance |
| 08:51 | | against a police officers. —Following that, Bahner was admitted |
| 08:54 | | to the University Hospital of Heidelberg. On Tuesday evening, |
| 08:57 | | after two days in the psychiatric ward, Beate Bahner was released |
| 09:01 | | and on Wednesday she was summoned by the police, |
| 09:04 | | where the lawyer was received by the press and fans. |
| 09:10 | | The summons was in connection with the ongoing proceedings against the lawyer. |
| 09:14 | | The first public appearance of Bahner was hard to classify, |
| 09:18 | | because it seemed bizarre and raised more questions |
| 09:22 | | than it answered. —It was very friendly, and it was nice. |
| 09:27 | | It was nice? —Yes, they are very nice people. |
| 09:32 | | Whether she was agitated in her voice message and exaggerated |
| 09:36 | | the events, or whether the police statement is untrue |
| 09:39 | | And plays down the incident, we may never know. |
| 09:43 | | Although the police base their actions on the mentally ill assistance law, |
| 09:47 | | the other side of the story leaves a serious accusation in the room: |
| 09:52 | | Beate Bahner was placed in a clinic against her will |
| 09:56 | | for political motives. In any case, there was no court order for her being committed. |
| 10:00 | | The lawyer from Heidelberg has become the symbol of the Corona crisis. |
| 10:06 | | The Bahner case doesn’t help the increasing tensions within the populace, |
| 10:10 | | but she does illustrate the symptoms. |
| 10:17 | | We have tried to reach Ms. Bahner, but unfortunately |
| 10:20 | | our numerous attempts to contact her remain unanswered. |
| 10:23 | | We would be happy to make up for this at any time. |
| 10:28 | | So if Ms. Banner sees this, you can send us an email at info@rt-tv.de |
| 10:33 | | And while we’re on the subject, in Switzerland, |
| 10:37 | | a doctor was reported to the police by an acquaintance, |
| 10:41 | | Who is also a politician, because of his critical comments. |
| 10:46 | | The doctor was allegedly armed and was making threats on social media. |
| 10:51 | | The Allgäu police department sent special unit |
| 10:54 | | to the cardiologist’s home and arrested him. False alarm! |
| 10:58 | | The doctor spent a few days in a psychiatric institution. He has since been released. |
