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A large group of demonstrators were surrounded by the mobile unit on the Leidsekade in the center of Amsterdam. Just before that, the demonstrators moved through the city from the Museumplein, after they had been sprayed soaked by water cannons from the police.
The protesters were put on buses and moved.
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On Saturday, an emergency order was issued for the demonstration by the city: “A dynamic demonstration is prohibited. The triangle immediately issues an emergency order. This means that people are not allowed to demonstrate in this place and in this form. Go home.”
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Amnesty director Dagmar Oudshoorn criticized mayors on Saturday for restricting the right to demonstrate. “That is what you have to beware of in a democratic constitutional state,” said Oudshoorn, who used to work for the police and was himself mayor in Oudshoorn, to Nu.nl.
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Hundreds, perhaps thousands of people had gathered in Amsterdam on Saturday.
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The decision of Amsterdam mayor Halsema is called hypocritical because she said in an earlier BLM demo that ‘demonstrating is always allowed, even without reporting it’.
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Veterans
Despite the prohibition of the police, hundreds, maybe even thousands of people gathered in the center of Amsterdam. The group set in motion after police reported that everyone would be arrested. When the first demonstrators were arrested, hundreds of people walked in the direction of Van Baerlestraat.
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They had gathered on Museumplein to demonstrate against the corona measures. Since the protest was not notified, it was banned and the police intervened. In addition, the police also faced a line of veterans.
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They had reportedly moved to the capital to “keep order” and formed a line against the agents. The Veterans Platform has distanced itself from the action and emphasizes that the people on the Museumplein did not operate on behalf of all veterans.
The Museumplein was previously designated as a safety risk area. This allows the police to carry out preventive searches. The Museumplein has recently been the scene of unannounced demonstrations every week, in which riots have broken out several times.
Reporter Marcel Vink reports via Twitter
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