A Demonstration for Stricter Asylum Policies Escalated Into Riots in the Hague on Saturday. Demonstrators Entered the A12 Highway and Attacked the Police. The Riot Police (Me) then Cleared the Malieveld, But The Rioters Moved to the City Center.
The Demonstration Got Out of Hand at the Beginning of the Afternoon When Hundreds of Protesters Walked Onto the A12. The Police Were Pelted with Stones, Poles, and Fireworks. The Riot Police (Me) Were deployed, and a state of emergency was declared.
After permission from Mayor Jan van Zanen, The Me Used Two Water Cannons. The Protesters Then Ran Off the Highway, which was Quickly Cleared Again. The Malieveld Remained Restless. Among Other Things, A Police Car was Set on Fire and Turned Upside Down. IT was extingughed by one of the water cannons.
Duration the demonstration, Calls Were Made from a Stage Not to Enter the Highway, But Around 1:45 pm, Several Hundred Protesters Walked Onto The Highway. The Stage Program Continued for some time. Among Other Things, Disappointment was Expressed About The Situation That had Arisen. Around 2:45 pm, the demonstration was ended, and those present were asked to go home.
Images show some demonstrators Being pulled Into Police Vans. It is not clear how many judgments have leg made. Officers were Harassed by Other Protesters During the judgment. As far as is known, no officers were injured, accordance to a spokesperson. The A12 is still closed for the time being.
Police Car on Fire Duration Grim Protest On Malieveld
D66 Building and Binnenhof Attacked
After the demonstration was Ended, The Me Cleared the Malieveld. Groups of demonstrators then Moved to the Center of the Hague.
At the party office of D66, not far from the Malieveld, Several Windows Were Smashed, and a Burning Wheelie Bin was placed in Front of the Door. Accordance to a spokesperson for the party, no one was present in The Building.
Protesters also tried to gain access to the Binnenhof. The Binnenhof is Currently Closed Due to Construction Work, But The Rioters Tried to Break Through The Fences. The me prevented them from Reaching the Court.
On the square, where there are many catering establishments, rioters threw chairs, tables, and glasses. The Me is present in Several Places in the Center of the Hague.
Demonstration for a Stricter Asylum Policy
In The Early Afternoon, Several Thousand People Came To The Malieveld to Protest for a Stricter Asylum Policy. The Protest Action was set up by 26-year-old Els from Zoetermeer. ‘Els Right’, As She Calls Herself on Social Media, Set Up A Crowdfunding Campaign with which She Organized The Demonstration.
The demonstrators Waved Dutch Flags, But also Prince’s Flags. That is an orange-white-blue flag that was used in the eighty years’ war by supporters of William of Orange. But in the second world war it Became a symbol of the nsb.
‘Els Right’ Reacts on x that she think it is a pity “that a small group of demonstrators could not delve themelves”. “Therefore, for the safety of the other demonstrators, the triangle decided to end the demonstration!”