Key legal question
Whether the tunnel blockade constituted coercion under Art. 181 StGB.
Extracted holding
Yes. By blocking the motorway with buses and vehicles, the defendants unlawfully compelled road users to stop, wait, and refrain from driving on.
Extracted reasoning
The barrier was a deliberate means to restrict others' freedom of action. The targeted persons were not the industrial dispute counterpart but uninvolved third parties. The conduct exceeded what is ordinarily tolerated and was therefore coercive.