Police called in frequently to intervene in fights between asylum seekers

The Dutch police are called in five to ten times a day to intervene in incidents in and around centers for asylum seekers, mainly minor fights between young inhabitants, frequently between Syrians and Eritreans. The fights often concern girls or alcohol. This was reported by Commander Max Daniel of the National Police.  He also said that the situation is under control.

http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/36281/Vluchtelingenstroom-West-Europa/article/detail/4188437/2015/11/17/Politie-moet-vaak-uitrukken-naar-asielzoekerscentra.dhtml

Seventy percent of Dutch citizens want border controls

Seventy percent of the Dutch want the reintroduction of border controls, both in The Netherlands and in Europe.  Among the voters of Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party the percentage is 99%.  Majorities support this measure in all the other parties, with the exception of the Liberal Democrats of D66.  Over a quarter of Dutch citizens feel that The Netherlands should call a state of emergency.  These were the findings of a poll conducted by Maurice de Hond after the Paris massacres.

http://www.spitsnieuws.nl/binnenland/2015/11/nederlanders-willen-grenscontroles

Arson at mosque in Roosendaal

There was an arson attack at a mosque in Roosendaal on Saturday morning.  The mosque was slightly damaged.  It is unclear whether the arson was related to the Paris massacre perpetrated by Islamic State on Friday night.  The mosque is now under surveillance by volunteers and CCTV cameras 24 hours a day

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http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/239560852/Permanent+toezicht+bij+moskee+Roosendaal+na+poging+brandstichting.aspx

Routine violence in youth institutions

The public De Winter commission has found in its preliminary work that there are a huge number of incidents of maltreatment in institutions for youth.  The commission has so far heard stories about humiliation, neglect and physical violence.  This was said by chairman Micha de Winter to the RTV Utrecht media.

http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/commissie-beeld-van-structurele-mishandeling-in-jeugdzorg~a4179617/

National detective agency: arrested man killed due to police violence

A report prepared by the national detective agency on the death of Mitch Henriquez, who was arrested in a demonstration in June, concludes that the extreme maltreatment by the police who arrested him led to his death.  This was stated in the talk show “Pauw” by the lawyer Gerald Roethof, who saw the report which had been sent to the official prosecutor’s office.

http://nos.nl/artikel/2067384-mitch-henriquez-gigantisch-mishandeld-door-agenten.html

Court decision: Dutch intelligence service abandoned agent to his fate

The court in The Hague has decided that the Justice Department has neglected its obligations toward businessman Ibrahim A.  He worked in Afghanistan as an agent for the Dutch military intelligence service (MIVD).  Ibrahim A said that activities were suddenly halted, and as a result he lost everything.  The court concluded that the MIVD ended the relationship with Ibrahim A. in 2007 without taking due precautions.  In 2009, Ibrahim A was threatened as a result and had to leave the country and lost everything.  This case has raised much debate.  The court also heard the testimony of other secret collaborators of the MIVD during the proceedings.

http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1012/Nederland/article/detail/4183910/2015/11/11/Defensie-liet-MIVD-agent-Afghanistan-in-steek.dhtml

Leak from Parliamentary Control Committee of Intelligence Services

The CIVD is a committee of most parliamentary faction-leaders which supervises the intelligence services and has access to confidential information from the Government. One of its members has leaked that the CIVD got information that the Netherlands had provided information on 1.8 million telephone conversations to the American NSA intelligence service. This news had earlier come in the public domain and led to accusations against the Minister of the Interior that he had provided false information on this issue to parliament. The national police detective service is now investigating which CIVD member has leaked the information. Several faction-leaders say that they wonder whether the justice-department listens in to their conversations in their rooms in Parliament.

www.elsevier.nl/Nederland/achtergrond/2015/11/Fractieleiders-achterdochtig-Rijksrecherche-zoekt-lek-in-Kamer-2715322W/