The safety region decided this week that farmers in Groningen should no longer hold demonstrations in which agricultural vehicles, such as tractors, are used on public roads. This ban is effective until July 13. The demonstrations have led to congestion and dangerous situations several times, according to the safety region. “People do not follow the traffic rules and do not follow instructions from the police,” said the security region’s lawyer on Thursday.
The judge concludes that the security region is authorized to impose the ban.
The farmers consider the ban an infringement of the fundamental right to demonstrate. According to them, the tractor is the symbol of the demonstrations. “Without tractors, the farmers are not heard or seen,” the lawyer who assists FDF told the judge. FDF already announced that it would appeal before the hearing if the court did not agree with it.
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