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Rejoicing in Zuccotti Park: the Demonstrators protest movement "Occupy Wall Street" are allowed to stay for now. This was announced by the deputy mayor of New York. Apparently afraid of the consequences of a farm operator violent eviction.
Should actually clear the activists of "Occupy Wall Street" to Zuccotti Park this Friday. But now the owners of occupied space in Manhattan to avoid an eviction - at least for now. This was announced by the deputy mayor of the city, with Cas Holloway. The protesters broke into cheers.
On Friday morning, dozens of supporters flocked to the movement in the park until finally up to 700 people were gathered. The real estate company Brookfield, who had heard of the park, called the conditions there as unsanitary and unsafe. She wanted to clean up the area and the police had asked for an eviction. Then should the protesters may return - but without their camping equipment.
Given the planned eviction of the protesters' Occupy Wall Street "had even resorted to the broom. Dozens of people swept away in the night of Friday, the camp in Zuccotti Park. While some of the activists already vacated their personal belongings together, want to let others sell only by force. As a result of the eviction notice had been given sit-ins and human chains.
In Germany it will be protests at the weekend
The cleanup of the site is merely a pretext to expel the occupiers, many speculated in Zuccotti Park. "They use the cleaning action to get rid of us," said Justin Wedes, who remained in the rain on the course.
In a statement, the deputy mayor said now, Brookfield wanted to cooperate with the protesters in order to find a solution. The park should be clean, safe and continue to be available to the public. Actually, for the park, the rules of the company: no planning, no sleeping, no personal belongings on the floor. The park is to be privately owned, but must be open 24 hours a day.
The movement "Occupy Wall Street" was created last month in New York and has now spread to other cities. It is directed against the power of the banks and large corporations.
Denver police now sold in hundreds of protesters from a park, the followers of the movement "Occupy Denver" then formed human chains along the roadside. Seattle protesters reported that there had been arrests on Thursday. The police confirmed ten. The law forbids the city to camp in public parks.
For this weekend in Germany are also planned protests against the power of the financial industry. In several cities, to be held demonstrations, the largest being in Frankfurt am Main.
