FAKE ARREST? Greta Thunberg detained during protests against expansion of coal mine in Germany's Luetzerath
While Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested, it seems that the arrest is fake as claimed by several people on social media.
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Berlin, Jan 18: Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained during protests against the expansion of a coal mine in Luetzerath on Tuesday (Jan 17), according to German police.
While Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested, it seems that the arrest is fake as claimed by several people on social media. The claims are based on several videos of Greta's arrest that have surfaced on media, where it is clearly visible how the arrest seemed like a staged act.
Hundreds of climate activists resumed their demonstrations across western Germany on Tuesday (Jan 17) against the ongoing destruction of a village to make way for a coal mine expansion of the Garzweiler lignite coal mine, which is owned by European energy giant RWE. Once the eviction is complete, RWE plans to build a 1.5-kilometre perimeter fence around the village, sealing off the village's buildings, streets and sewers before they are demolished.
The fake arrest of #GretaThunberg
— TVisCOOL! 📺 www.tviscool.com (@TVisCOOLUK) January 17, 2023
All set up for the cameras. pic.twitter.com/IViYGTXnG9
The fake “arrest” of Greta Thunberg in Germany today. It's all a theater 🎭pic.twitter.com/7PbwgURHF5
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) January 17, 2023
It comes just two days after the last two activists holed up in a tunnel beneath the village were removed from the site. Activists were evicted from the tiny hamlet of Luetzerath last week after occupying it in protest of the demolition. It has since been sealed off, roadblocks removed and treehouses and buildings bulldozed. The expansion of the coal mine is significant for climate activists.
They argue that continuing to burn coal for energy will increase planet-warming emissions and violate the Paris Climate Agreement's ambition to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Lignite is the most polluting type of coal, which itself is the most polluting fossil fuel. Thunberg tweeted on Friday (Jan 13) that she was in Lutzerath to protest the expansion, and asked others to join.