Battle of the Oudemanhuispoort
The attack on Tom Staal is the final straw for Femke Halsema. The shovels https://twitter.com/ANanninga/status/1788210485948498020the ME https://twitter.com/AT5/status/1788220379263074377. The Stopera has given the order to evacuate the UvA Binnengasthuis site. The Battle for the Oudemanhuispoort has begun.
Update 17:28 – After three advances the riot police started
Update 17:31 – Halsema’s troops still have to get in. One riot police officer isolated on top of a barricade, colleagues covered in white paint sprayed with fire extinguishers
Update 17:37 – Police statement: “Persons not affiliated with the university consciously seek confrontation with the police”
Update 17:59 – Police officers throw pieces of barricade into the canal. An emergency debate on violation of environmental rules is expected tomorrow
Update 18:08 – Police https://twitter.com/POL_Amsterdam/status/1788237658201747873: Peaceful students ‘have thrown materials such as stones’
Update 18:24 – Message from 030, there has just been – just like yesterday – https://twitter.com/KairosSabeel_NL/status/1788244276779921580 (the evacuation then went without any problems).
Update 18:38 – The police clear the Oudezijds Achterburgwal on the other side. Mustard knows that stretch of canal like the back of his hand: “It really is a nice shaky equilibrium there on that side. There will soon be a few more water eaten there.”
