A meeting about the arrival of a new AZC in Best was demolished prematurely on Wednesday evening by severe protests from a group of seventy men. They tried to enter the Landbest’s sports hall several times. The mayor and the aldermen present were threatened by the activists.
The people who were in at the consultation were brought out under police supervision. The mayor and aldermen were quickly taken away under police escort.
Access door broken open
When the entrance door was still open, the activists pulled in. A short time later, when the entrance was closed, they broke open twice and managed to come in again. All three times the police have put them outside again.
People who were inside the information meeting tried to open the access door from the inside to sympathizers who were outside. Alderman Rik Dijkhof managed to prevent that.
Eggs, slogans and fireworks bomb
The campaigners put off fireworks in the building. After that, some tried to break in through the emergency exit on the side of the building. Eggs were also thrown and slogans are scanned. In addition, the host drivers had with them as a noise protest. A fireworks bomb was also lit outside. The Gooier van de Cobra has been taken away by agents in citizen.
As a precaution, the police were present with three cars. Enforcers were also present at the sports hall. When it started to get out of hand, the police scaled up and more units were called.
Outside the sports hall, dozens of people were watching the upsaws. There were also Dutch flags.
The protests focus on plans from the municipality to accommodate a maximum of 192 asylum seekers at a location on the Hooiweg in Best.
Very protest in Berlicum
Two weeks ago in Berlicum was also strongly protested against the arrival of an asylum seekers’ center. Banners were hung in the intended location of the AZC on the Runweg. A fire was also set up and pig legs were hung on a fence. At the town hall in Sint-Michielsgestel, which includes Berlicum, campaigners threw with eggs, torches and heavy fireworks.
