Government refuses to prohibit Salafist organizations

The cabinet has decided not to prohibit Salafist organizations.  In addition, no new laws will be legislated against intolerance and the preaching of hatred within Salafist currents in the Netherlands.  The ministers oppose such laws, as individual freedom is entrenched in the Dutch state laws.  The cabinet claims that intervention in specific cases may already be carried out through existing laws.  Such cases include preparation or facilitation of terrorist activities including incitement, recruitment, training and conspiracies, specifically incitement to hatred, violence and other forms of discrimination. 

http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/kabinet-geen-verbod-op-salafistische-organisaties~a4251880/

Islamic State Bomb used Raw Material from the Netherlands

In a bomb of the Islamic State movement a raw material hydrogen peroxide made by Solvay in the Netherlands has been found. This was reported by Conflict Armament Research, an organization which monitors the use of weapons and ammunitions. The material was used by IS in the Second battle for Tikrit. Solvay says that it has supplied the product to a reliable American client and delivered it in Turkey.

www.1limburg.nl/roermondse-waterstofperoxide-bom-ontdekt?context=section-1

Telegraaf Daily: Problems in Additional Dutch Prisons

The Telegraaf daily reports that major problems in Dutch prisons are not limited to the one in Alphen aan den Rijn, as earlier reported. Personnel in the prisons in Ter Peel and Vught have told journalists about major problems there as well. The Government’s Inspectorate for Security and Justice has just published a report on the Vught prison which says that there are no problems with security or with silencing abuses. Yet the report admits that in the morning not all entering personnel is checked. It also states that not all cars can always be checked due to too much traffic. www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/25249761/__Meer_misstanden_bajes__.html

Dead Pigs found at Possible Asylum Center Location

Two dead pigs were found at a possible asylum-center location in Lunteren in the municipality of Ede. The mayor of Ede said it was a scandalous act. A day earlier there had been a demonstration against asylum seekers coming to Ede. A Pegida movement leader was arrested because he wore a pig-headcovering.    

www.gelderlander.nl/regio/de-vallei/ede/dode-varkens-neergelegd-bij-beoogde-azc-locatie-lunteren-1.5748615

Alphen aan den Rijn: Criminals control Prison Departments

Various departments in the prison in Alphen aan den Rijn are controlled by by wealthy and influential criminals who are jailed there for many years. This has been told confidentially by prison guards to the daily Telegraaf. Corrupt guards smuggle weapons, smartphones and drugs into the prison.

www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/25243584/__Boeven_de_baas_in_bajes__.html

326 Soccerfans arrested. Lawyer advises them not to plead guilty

Before the premier league soccer match between Feyenoord and Roda JC in Rotterdam 326 Feyenoordsupporters were arrested. They had marched against the Feyenoord management after the club lost a number of consecutive games. Football lawyer Frank van Ardenne has advised the supporters not to plead guilty nor pay the fines imposed on them under criminal law. This would give them a criminal record. He claimed that administrative law should have been used to stop the demonstration.  

www.nltimes.nl/2016/02/23/arrested-feyenoord-supporters-advised-to-fight-their-cases/

Municipal Council Votes against Asylum Seeker Center

The municipal council of Bernheze has voted against the establishment of a 500-bed asylum seeker center in the Heesch area.  There was much opposition to the asylum seeker center, which had been scheduled to function in the area for a 10-year period.    Demonstrators even strung pig carcasses up at the planned site.  The municipal council however said that the community should receive more refugees than the legal minimum.

www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/25231933/__Raad_stemt_tegenazc_Heesch__.html