Mayor Halsema has laid out the area around the funeral home where Ajaxhooligan ‘Polletje’ is located designated as a security risk area. Martin van der Pol, better known as Polletje, was shot on the street in Zuidoost on Thursday 4 March. The decision was taken because the police have indications that dozens of hard core supporters of Ajax intend to say goodbye to him this afternoon. In addition, there are also indications that the fans want to set off heavy fireworks. That illegal fireworks would have been bought in Belgium. The funeral home is in the Eudorinastraat in Noord.
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“It is on the basis of previous mood actions, entravas and corteos – organized by this one
hard core supporters – very likely they will be making heavy use of illegal
fireworks such as so-called nitrate bombs and cobras’, can be read in the decision of the Amsterdam triangle (mayor, chief officer and police chief).
“This type of fireworks has a very high explosive power, which means that this entails great risks
brings for participants in the farewell, passers-by, local residents and those present
Police.”
The supporters would plan to come and say goodbye between 1 and 2 pm. On social media you can read that Polletje’s funeral is on Monday afternoon at the Nieuwe Ooster in the Watergraafsmeer.
There are many police cars and vans of the Mobile Unit at the funeral home and surrounding streets. The decision went into effect at 11 am and is valid until 4 pm.
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