BIJ1 Utrecht therefore wants an emergency debate as soon as possible. “We hope for support from the entire council because it is scandalous that the right to demonstrate has been violated so grossly, with a lot of violence. We would have liked to have this emergency debate yesterday,” says Nolten. The emergency debate is scheduled for May 30, but the party hopes that it will be brought forward. They want the mayor to be held accountable for the violence during the demonstrations. “That goes beyond all parameters.”
Dijksma defends the use of riot police at a demonstration, several parties demand an early emergency debate on police violence
