Dutch Police Arrest Over 200 Climate Activists Over Stunt at Schiphol Airport, Reports Say
The Marechaussee arrest a protester as Milieudefensie, Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace and other organisations members sit in front of an aircraft during a protest ‘SOS for the climate’ at Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam on November 5, 2022.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Dutch law enforcers arrested more than 200 climate activists, including those who had stopped several private jets from departing from Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Saturday, Dutch media reported, citing military police.According to the Dutch law enforcers, the arrests were made in connection with the climate actions at the country’s main airport that took place on Saturday.
"They have all committed a criminal offense," a spokesperson for the military police was quoted as saying by press.
The detainees are currently being processed, the spokesperson said, adding that their future will be determined by the Public Prosecution Service, according to the report.© AFP 2022 / Remko de WaalMilieudefensie, Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace and other organisations members sit in front of an aircraft during a protest ‘SOS for the climate’ at Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam on November 5, 2022.
Milieudefensie, Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace and other organisations members sit in front of an aircraft during a protest ‘SOS for the climate’ at Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam on November 5, 2022.On Saturday, around one hundred climate activists of Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion movements broke into Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport and sat on the runway in front of the wheels of private jets to stop them from leaving. Another climate action took place at Schiphol Plaza, the shopping area of the airport, with demonstrators reportedly carrying signs that read “Restrict Aviation” and “More Trains.”
