The Police Mobile Unit has it tonight squatted building on the Waldeck Pyrmontlaan in South. The eviction started around 5.30pm and lasted almost two hours. Several squatters have been arrested.
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At around 5:50 p.m., the police indicated that the last warning had been issued. After that, a special department of the ME was busy opening the door. At 6:00 PM, the Detention Unit went in to pick up the squatters.
The eviction was directly visible. If the video below doesn’t work, click here.
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A spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service said it was an eviction ordered by the public prosecutor. “The reason is that they were caught red-handed last night. There is no question of home rights for the squatters. The owner has also filed a report.”
Several neighbors said earlier today that they were not happy with the squat. “If someone owns a property, it’s not up to someone else to claim it or do anything with it,” he said. an 88-year-old local resident who lives two doors down from the squatted building.
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The Mobile Unit was already present in the city earlier today because of the major corona protest on and around the Museumplein. The demonstration was peaceful.
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