Rioting farmers break through police deposition at home of Minister Van der Wal | NOW

Farmers broke into a police deposition at the house of minister Christianne van der Wal (Nature and Nitrogen). A spokesperson for the minister confirms this.

They pushed a police car aside so tractors could drive into the street. The minister is not at home, the spokesman said. It is the second day in a row that farmers are demonstrating against the nitrogen policy at the minister’s home.

According to the NOS a group of rioters also set off fireworks at the house. The minister’s family is at home.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte issued a statement on Tuesday in which he stated that the farmers’ aggressive protests are “unacceptable”.

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