Leipzig violence: Clashes in German city over jail term for woman who attacked neo-Nazis

Left-wing protesters and constabulary person clashed for a 2nd nighttime implicit a jailhouse word fixed to a pistillate convicted of vigilante attacks connected neo-Nazis.

Demonstrators successful the eastbound metropolis of Leipzig acceptable up roadworthy blocks, lit fires and threw stones astatine officers, constabulary said.

Lina E was sentenced to 5 years successful jail, but released pending an entreaty arsenic she had been detained since 2020.

The protestation successful the city, wherever Lina E had studied, had earlier been banned.

A constabulary spokesperson said astir 1,500 radical turned up anyway, claiming astir a 3rd of those were "prone to violence", the Reuters quality bureau reports.

Saturday's unit followed akin scenes the erstwhile night, erstwhile respective 100 radical lit bonfires successful the thoroughfare and thrown stones from buildings onto constabulary vehicles.

Lina E was regarded arsenic a person of a far-left radical liable for carrying retired a brutal run of unit against the utmost close implicit respective years, including attacks with hammers, robust bars and baseball.

After Lina E was recovered guilty, determination were far-left protests successful respective cities and constabulary were targeted with bottles and firework and shot bats.

Three men convicted with alongside her - transgression defendants' 2nd names are not made nationalist - were besides fixed jailhouse sentences connected Wednesday.

Other Germans were angered by the determination to merchandise Lina E, aft two-and-a-half years successful custody - believing the determination implies unit against the utmost close is acceptable.

She is said to beryllium unwell and has had to manus successful her individuality paper and passport portion she waits for the effect of her appeal.