German police have rented a petrol station close to the site of a neo-Nazi festival starting Friday, July 5, blocking the far-right revelers from easy access to alcohol supplies. The unusual move by law enforcers at the town of Themar came after residents in another eastern town, Ostritz, bought up the beer stock at local supermarkets ahead of a neo-Nazi festival, leaving concert-goers there thirsty. ADVERTISEMENT“The petrol station is the police headquarters and not accessible to neo-Nazis wanting to purchase drinks,” said Thueringen state’s interior minister Georg Maier, according to remarks carried by German regional media. In previous years, the petrol station had seen a steady stream of business from festival-goers. Like at Themar, an alcohol ban was in place for the Ostritz festival, with police seizing 4,200 liters of beer.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 06, 2019 09:11 UTC