For the second evening in a row, citizens had gathered last night at the border between Ter Apel and the German Rütenbrock to perform ‘border controls’.
In the end, no cars were checked, because there were a good number of German and Dutch agents to prevent the situation from getting out of hand. The Dutch agents have carried out an ID check with all citizens present.
A spokesperson for the municipality of Westerwolde said yesterday in a response that the action is life -threatening and that it is forbidden for citizens to maintain cars in this way.
According to the spokesperson, there is understanding for the frustration that evokes the state of affairs regarding asylum shelter, but the inhabitants of Ter Apel are not waiting for this. The municipality therefore calls on not to continue with these types of actions.