Afgelopen zaterdag hebben we gedomonstreerd in Den Haag tegen excessief politieoptreden. Directe aanlijding was de ontruiming van Tsjechtek, ook de actie van de Haagse politie na afloop van Van Slag in 't Paard en de ontruiming van Pakhuis Afrika werden ter discussie gesteld.
Eerst hebben we verzameld op 't Plein, via de Tsjechische ambasade (waar niet werd opengedaan, dus maar brief door de brievenbus gegooid), door naar t Malieveld, waar ik nog een paar uurtjes plaatjes heb staan draaien.
Helaas geen erg grote opkomst, maar wel erg gezellig en blij dat we op deze manier toch een statement hebben kunnen maken.
brief aan Tsechische ambasadeur:
"Your Excellency,
Hereby we want to tell you that we are horrified about the brutal police intervention against Czechtek.
The police have encroached upon rights guaranteed to all by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms in a manner which is completely unacceptable for a democratic state:
Without any legal justification, the police restricted the freedom of movement of persons who were peacefully in transit on the public roads.
The police as an agent of public authority illegally and brutally infringed upon the private contract between the lessor of the property and the organizers of the festival. By so doing, the police made it impossible for the purpose of the lease to be achieved and thereby caused damages to both contractual parties.
By erecting an illegal barrier to the lawfully leased property, the police artificially escalated the situation. This resulted in conflict which could otherwise have been avoided.
The police used completely inappropriate methods, given the situation, and during the intervention injured several dozen people.
In contrast to the organizers of the event, who leased the property in good faith as a result of last year’s problems, thereby demonstrating their desire to meet the legal requirements, the police decided to place themselves above the law for reasons which are neither understandable nor acceptable. Under the rule of law the police may not presume that participants of a private event are going to behave illegally.
We call upon Interior Minister Frantisek Bublan to recognize his responsibility for the completely inappropriate and illegal intervention committed by the police and to immediately resign.
Further, we ask that all police officers responsible for this illegal intervention be held accountable and their victims compensated.
Yours sincerely,"
