A climate activist from action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) reported on Tuesday against PVV Staten member Ronald van Tiggelen in North Holland due to a collision. That is what the lawyer of the action group, Willem Jebbink, is on NRC let you know.

The collision took place last week near the provincial government office and Van Tiggelen drove on. The activist in question, Trees Lammers, recorded the incident on camera. In return for NRC She says she has “didn’t hesitate for a second” if she would make a report.

Van Tiggelen was on his way to a meeting of his group and drove a banner at low speed with which the climate activists blocked the entrance. In addition, he drove Lammers, who participated in the promotion. She ended up on the hood and then fell off. After the collision, she would have stayed in the hospital with a slight concussion and a bruise in her spinal cord. The action group demonstrated at the Provinciehuis in Haarlem against the permits of the province for the cooking factories of Tata Steel in IJmuiden.

Other meeting time

Although Van Tiggelen has confirmed the incident to the ANP news agency and has also recognized it, he has not apologized. “This is not worth repeating, so the group has decided to meet every week at a different time,” said Van Tiggelen. “I don’t want this again, it only ensures that these types of clubs get media attention.” In his own words, the PVV Staten member did not know that anyone had been injured. Van Tiggelen was not available on Tuesday NRC.

According to a representative of XR who was responsible for the blockade, the action group will not demonstrate for the new meeting time of the PVV. “Our action is not directed against the PVV. The entire provincial states are falling short, perhaps with the exception of the PvdD. “






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