Arrests after Hanging of Effigy of Wilders

The police in The Hague found a doll on which a picture of Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders had been attached with a knife. The doll was hanged on a tree with a rope around its neck. A substance meant to look like blood was smeared on the picture. The police have arrested four people aged 18 and 19 who claimed that this was an art project from their school. Two of those arrested have in the meanwhile been released. Wilders has said that he will put in a complaint with the police.
www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nederland/article2857159.ece/Arrestaties_voor_ophangen_pop_Geert_Wilders_.html

Brakes of New Police Cars Don’t Function Properly

It has been found that the newest cars of the national police corps have brakes which do not function properly. This relates to Volvo diesel cars which can reach a speed of 215 kph. However the brakes do not meet the requirements of the police and spontaneously catch fire after being used at high speeds. As a result, the management of the corps has now given orders not to allow these cars to go faster than 140 kph. A spokesman has confirmed that policemen will not be permitted to use these cars for pursuits. Only older cars will be used for this purpose.
www.parool.nl/parool/nl/224/BINNENLAND/article/detail/260643/2009/09/02/Nieuwe-volvo-s-politie-mogen-niet-te-hard-rijden.dhtml

After Police Killing Rotterdam to Confront Hooligans

At festivities in Hoek van Holland, where 150-200 drunks and drug addicts rioted, 21 policemen fired shots. One person was killed and six people were wounded. The Rotterdam municipality now intends to crack down against criminal cells. This was announced by the towns mayor, Ahmed Aboutaleb (Labor Party). He added that there must be a limit to what people who call themselves Rotterdam Hooligans can be allowed to do. He added that the police have 1200 files of potential hooligans in the city. Municipal councilor Marco Pastors (Livable Rotterdam faction) asked the mayor how many additional hooligans had already been detained, in addition to the three arrests on the evening of the riots. The mayor answered that no further arrests had been made.

www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article1285025.ece/Rotterdam_opent_aanval_op

Sharp Increase in Anti-Semitism in The Netherlands

In its annual report on anti-Semitism the CIDI (Center for Information and Documentation Israel) mentions that in January 2009 there was a disproportionately large number of anti-Semitic incidents in the Netherlands. The Center says that in that one month there were almost as many anti-Semitic incidents as in the whole of 2008. The report concludes: “the idea that the Netherlands is a place where Jews can live safely and undisturbed was damaged in a single month.”
www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nederland/article2853524.ece/Cidi_ziet_scherpe_stijging_antisemitisme.html

Eleven Soldiers Arrested in Amsterdam

Eleven soldiers, aged 18-34, were arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of destroying street furniture in the city. The military police is investigating while the soldiers are being held in custody. This was communicated by the ministry of defense.
www.parool.nl/parool/nl/4/AMSTERDAM/article/detail/260660/2009/09/02/Militairen-opgepakt-in-Amsterdam.dhtml

Authorities Neglect Failures of Neurologist for more than Ten Years

A report produced for the MST hospital in Enschede shows that, for many years, a certain neurologist has made incorrect diagnoses, prescribed the wrong medications and stolen pharmaceuticals from the hospital. The Commission of Inquiry also has major criticism of the Inspectorate for Health and the previous board of the hospital, which had assured the Inspectorate that there were no problems with the quality of this doctor’s work. Already in 1998 a colleague had complained about this neurologist. In 2001 the hospital paid a compensation of 7,000 Euros for mistakes made in this doctor’s treatment and forced her to keep the settlement secret.
www.trouw.nl/nieuws/zorg/article2851526.ece/Vereniging_neurologen_geschokt_door_rapport_specialist.html

Rotterdam Municipality: All Antillean Men in the Squares are Suspect

The Rotterdam Municipality has distributed to all residents of the Tarwewijk neighborhood a folder explaining that all Antillean men caught loitering on the neighborhood squares are a priori suspects. This is because there are too many problems in the neighborhood, including drugs. The police watch these people specially and if they are arrested, they are either punished or given special treatment. Glenn Helberg, the Chairman of the Organization of Caribbean Dutchmen, has said that they will take action against the municipality, as it is wrong to claim a whole ethnic group as problem-makers. He added that this is stigmatizing and promotes discrimination.

www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/4680691/__R_dam___Alle_Antilianen_verdacht___.html