Problems at the german border

klamoshke25 mei 2007 – 17:01

On the 24th of mai I was hitchhiking towards Berlin. I crossed the german border with a ride and was dropped in Aachen. I continued hiking but after 5 min. a police car drove by, returned and stopped. The coppers said to me that it was illegal to hitchhike in Germany and I had to go with them to the police station.

They kept me there for an hour of so and asked me questions like: why are you in Germany, how long are you going to stay, where are you going to sleep, ... They didn´t put me in jail but kept asking me these questions untill they were sure I wasn´t an activist. Afterwards they brought me to the train station and said that I had to continue my trip by train. So I did.

My story for the coppers:
I´m an art student traveling to Berlin to see some art expositions, I´m only staying untill the end of the weekend and I´m staying at a friends place. I don´t know where my friend lives but I have to send an sms when I´m almost in Berlin and he will get me from the station.

I kept repeating this story and they believed me.

For other people who are coming to the G8, it´s not illegal to hitchhike in Germany. But you better prepare a similar story because the reppression already started.