Joachim posted a picture of himself at the protests in Berlin, holding a sign that read "Honest government without lobbying". He additionally signed the post with the announcement "Berlin now, LUXEMBOURG next". Joachim received both praise and criticism for his Facebook post. Further details about a possible protest march in Luxembourg are not listed.
Several thousand protestors assembled over the weekend in the German capital to demonstrate against the series of cornavirus-related safety measures, while most of them ignored social distancing and face masks. At the same time, a group of right-wing extremists tried to make use of the moment to storm the Reichstag building.
Joachim emphasised that he had not taken part in any right-wing activism, explaining that there were two different protests happening at the same time and that he was part of the peaceful event: "Please get the information right." In the comment section of his Facebook post, Joachim reposted a video by German YouTuber Samuel Eckert, who recently caught the attention of the fact checking platform "Correctiv" for spreading misinformation on the pandemic.
The organiser of the peaceful protest Michael Ballweg also issued a statement, distancing his event from the extremist march and putting the blame on Berlin's interior minister Andreas Geisel (SPD) for insufficiently protecting the Reichstag building.
