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The Berlin Peace Statue was eventually demolished. It took less than 15 minutes.
25 police officers mobilized for demolition work
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Group congratulations: “We will prepare an alternative soon”
The Statue of Peace on a stand in Mitte District, Vermlin, Germany. Bermlin = Correspondent Jeong Seung-im
The Statue of Peace installed on a public site in Berlin, Germany was eventually removed on the morning of the 17th (local time). It has been three days since a local court ruled that the administrative authorities’ order to remove the girl statue was justified.
According to the Korea Council, a citizen group living in Germany, at 7 a.m. on this day (2 p.m. Korean time), local administrative authorities began work to remove the girl statue installed on public land in Berlin’s Mitte district. 25 local police officers were mobilized and photography was prevented. Previously, the Korea Council wrapped the statue with tape and took turns monitoring it due to pressure from the authorities to remove it.
Han Jeong-hwa, representative of the Korea Council, said in a phone call with the Hankook Ilbo, “I found out that demolition had begun because people around me reported it, and when I arrived at the site, the demolition had already been completed.” It is reported that local authorities will later notify the association of where the girl statue was stored.
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The Statue of Peace installed in the Mitte district of Berlin, Germany was removed on the 17th. Provided by Korea Council
The Berlin Statue of Peace, erected on a public site in Mitte District in September 2020, was in danger of survival after the district office suddenly ordered its demolition since last year, saying, “The maximum installation period for temporary works of art is two years, and that period has expired.” It is said that pressure from Japan had an effect.
However, as the German Administrative Court accepted the request for a provisional injunction filed by the Korea Council last April, the retention period was extended to September 28. Accordingly, the district office announced in July that if the girl statue was not relocated to private land 100 meters away from its existing location, it would be removed when the retention period expires. Accordingly, the council filed an application for a temporary injunction, but this time it was not accepted.
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The girl’s peace statue, which had been installed on public land, was removed on the 17th.
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On the 15th, the council appealed the preliminary injunction decision to the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg. Representative Han said, “We plan to prepare alternatives for where to install the girl statue in the short term and long term.”
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