Curfew with violence in the Netherlands

Dutch police iHe used more than 3,600 fines and arrested 25 people during the first night on curfew in the Netherlands, a day that ended this Sunday with altercations between demonstrators and agents in the north-west of the country and the declaration of a municipal emergency.

Although 80% of those who underwent police checks last night had valid forms indicating a valid reason for being on the street between 9 p.m. and 4:30 a.m., police admit issuing “A substantial amount of fines” 95 euros in all units for violation of the current curfew.

The disturbances took place mainly in two places, in the commune of Stein, in Limburg, and in the port area of ​​Urk, a municipality in the province of Flevoland, in the north-western part of the Netherlands. And Urk, Tensions began after the curfew came into effect, with a demonstration in which dozens of people took part against the restriction, and they threw fireworks and stones at the police, who destroyed several police cars.

Other incidents with a group of demonstrators protesting the isolation measures in the face of the epidemic of coronavirus cases were the southern municipality of Eindhoven. Riot police arrested several young people who sparked incidents in the central shopping area of ​​this city known to be a benchmark in the Netherlands for design and technology.

They also arrested 25 people for breaking the curfew or for violent incidents. Video footage from the town of Urk, 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Amsterdam, showed young people looting of the post for tests near the local port Before it burns on Saturday night

Police and city government issued a statement on Sunday expressing outrage over the riots, which included “`to throw firecrackers and stones at the destruction of police cars, with the test point, fire is the most serious incident. ”

“It’s unacceptable, but it’s also a slap in the face, especially for local health workers, who is doing everything in their power at the testing center to help the people of Urk, ” local authorities said, adding that the curfew would be strictly enforced for the rest of the week.

All that remained on Sunday of the prefabricated structure used to test for the coronavirus it was a charred carcass. Amsterdam police were preparing for another protest on Sunday and dispatched police to a square where protesters clashed with police a week ago.

Source: EFE and AFP