After a criminal complaint by Frankfurt's Goethe University, police officers ended a lecture hall occupation by climate activists on Tuesday evening. A majority of the approximately 50 people present complied with the request to leave, said a police spokesman. The others were led out of the room after their personal details had been determined. Hessenschau.de had previously reported on the police operation.

The Chancellor of the Goethe University, Albrecht Fester, has filed a criminal complaint, said the police spokesman. As a result, the police were obliged to enforce the applicable law. The emergency services acted communicatively. Those present were given a place reference. Anyone who did not follow the request to leave voluntarily made themselves liable to prosecution for trespassing and must now expect a corresponding investigation.

The group "End Fossil: Occupy Frankfurt" had said about the occupation that began on Tuesday afternoon: "We will disrupt normality because we can no longer pretend that everything is fine."

Before the police action, a spokesman said the occupation should continue at least until Friday. The university occupation is accompanied by discussions about the possibilities of a climate-friendly university.

The Education and Science Union (GEW) described the students' demands as fully justified. "An economic policy that destroys the ecological basis of life must not be continued," said Deputy State Chairwoman Simone Claar on Tuesday in Frankfurt. "Here we see a great deal of agreement between us and the climate movement End Fossil: Occupy!."