… but what is a Legal Team (EA)?
Many of you might have heard about a Legal Team (EA) when on demonstrations or political actions. But what exactly is a Legal Team (EA) and what is it there for?
The team working as EA (short for the German term “Ermittlungsausschuss” = enquiry committee/ legal team) collects general information on assaults and arrests as well as the names and birthdates of persons who have been arrested.
The EA stays in contact with lawyers and makes sure that persons who have been arrested get legal help as soon as necessary.
The EA-team also tries to find out where activists have been taken to (e.g. which police-stations or temporary prison cells) and helps to accelerate the process of release.
The EA-team also supports activists on a more psychological level: to know that the situation at the police station or temporary cell is known “outside” and that people are there to support them is a comfort for most arrested activists (as well as maybe their friends or parents) while at the same time it has a controlling effect on the police.
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