There have been several incidents on the roads during farmer actions in recent days. For example, a motorist ran into dumped waste on a ramp to the A32 near Meppel-Noord on Wednesday. As a result, the car was a total loss.
The call for the use of the highway cameras therefore grew louder, but Rijkswaterstaat previously reported that the images are not being saved. The East Netherlands Public Prosecution Service now reports that in collaboration with the police and Rijkswaterstaat, it has “now been made possible” to secure images. “These images can be used (in retrospect) for the determination of criminal offenses and the investigation thereof.”
It is unknown how it was made possible to use the images. It is also unclear whether the images of the actions of recent days can be used.
At Op1, police chief Willem Woelders spoke about the situation on Thursday evening. He then said: “Together with the Public Prosecution Service, we will do everything we can to track down the suspects. We will do this with information that is available to a very limited extent. With camera images, especially outside the highways.” Because the highway cameras were not yet recording images, the police couldn’t do much with that source: “You can’t do anything with an authorization either.”