2023-12-30 18:56:48
Around 300 climate demonstrators were temporarily arrested in Amsterdam today when a motorway blockade was broken up. Seven of them are accused of creating “a life-threatening situation for themselves and other users of the road” by closing a section of the A10 in the south of the city, the ANP news agency reported, citing police.
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The action on the motorway, which was called for by the organization Extinction Rebellion, was banned by Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema, who belongs to the GroenLinks party. However, the organizers refused to hold the demonstration in a safe area allocated by the city administration. After several hours, the authorities ordered the blocked section of the A10 to be cleared. According to media reports, it was largely peaceful.
According to its own statements, Extinction Rebellion wanted to use the motorway blockade to get the major Dutch bank ING to end all financing for the fossil fuel industry. Until a few years ago, the bank had its headquarters in a building next to the affected section of the A10. According to the agency report, ING had pointed out that it would stop financing oil and gas production by 2040. However, the climate group considers this commitment to be insufficient.
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