Left-wing extremist Lina E. was found guilty of several years in prison.

The 28-year-old was sentenced to five years and three months in prison for membership in a criminal organization. The arrest warrant against them will be suspended against conditions, said Hans Schlüter-Staats, presiding judge of the State Protection Chamber at the Higher Regional Court of Dresden. Similar demonstrations had been called in numerous German cities, including Berlin, Hamburg and Leipzig. The demonstrators held banners with the inscription »Free Lina«.