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Dutch police arrest more than 1,500 Extinction Rebellion activists: Protesters block main road in The Hague as cops load disrupters onto buses – with one BITING an officer
- Protestors blocked a section of a motorway in the centre of city on Saturday
- Police used water cannons to disperse the activists and lifted them into buses
Dutch police have arrested more than 1,500 Extinction Rebellion activists as they blocked a main road in The Hague – with one even biting an officer.
Protestors blocked a section of a motorway in the centre of city on Saturday in protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies.
A total of 1,579 people were arrested, with 40 of those set to be prosecuted on charges of ‘defacement, vandalism, insult, incitement, resistance, dangerous traffic behavior or violence’, according to the Public Prosecution Service.
Police used water cannons to disperse the activists and lifted them into buses of public transport company HTM.
They also reported that an officer was bitten during an arrest. He is now being treated for his injuries, while the activist has been arrested for assault, police said.
Dutch police have arrested more than 1,500 Extinction Rebellion activists as they blocked a main road in The Hague
Protestors blocked a section of a motorway in the centre of city on Saturday in protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies
A total of 1,579 people were arrested, with 40 of those set to be prosecuted on charges of ‘defacement, vandalism, insult, incitement, resistance, dangerous traffic behavior or violence’, according to the Public Prosecution Service
Police used water cannons to disperse the activists and lifted them into buses of public transport company HTM
The 40 activists that were arrested have been transferred to the police station where their cases are being further assessed, with remaining demonstrators having now been released from custody.
Several Dutch celebrities were also among the protesters, including Carice van Houten, who played Melisandre in the popular TV series ‘Game of Thrones’.
The Dutch news agency ANP reported that she was arrested but later allowed to return home.
It did not specify if she was among those who would be prosecuted.
The protests marks the seventh organised by Extinction Rebellion in this area of The Hague, but the highest number of people arrested so far, according to ANP.
Demonstrators walked from the station towards the part of the A12 highway in the city, with a number of them laying down in front of the police water cannon.
Activists could be heard chanting: ‘Extinguish the fire, not the alarm,’ according to a local media report.
The 40 activists that were arrested have been transferred to the police station where their cases are being further assessed
Other demonstrators who were not prosecuted have now been released from custody
Demonstrators sitting down on part of the A12 highway in The Hague
A number of activists layed down in front of the police water cannon
Activists could be heard chanting: ‘Extinguish the fire, not the alarm,’ according to a local media report
The protests marks the seventh organised by Extinction Rebellion in this area of The Hague, but the highest number of people arrested so far, according to ANP
