Women must be constantly alert to men who harass them and stop that pattern, said GroenLinks party leader Anouk Gielen. “It’s time to claim the night.” The province must continue to speak against violence against women, according to a Staten majority.
Murder of Lisa ‘just terrible’
King’s Commissioner Arthur van Dijk also paid attention to the murder of Lisa in a speech. The provincial government was already colored orange at the end of August, while that normally only happens on November 25, the international day against violence against women.
“Who is still safe, and how could this happen?”, Van Dijk wondered. He praised the police for the rapid arrest of the perpetrator. “But the family and friends of this girl are left with their grief and their enormous loss. It’s just terrible.”