They demand more democracy in higher education. The march began just after 17:00 in front of the Tuesday cleared Bungehuis UvA. An hour later the procession, after a noisy trip on the Singel, cheered loudly at the Maagdenhuis which is now occupied.
Tom Hoven, president of the National Union of Students LSVb is impressed by the turnout. Facebook gave more than 1,500 people to walk with the march.
” It is really clear that students and teachers want more participation and transparency. As long as the government does talk to us, but do not listen, we will continue to take action. “The demonstration is supported by fifteen and student organizations (youth divisions of) political parties.
Video: ‘Ha Bungehuis only the beginning
Under others spokesmen for the Young Socialists, the SP, Green, The New University and one of the arrested Bungehuis Occupiers reiterated that their demands for greater participation, transparency and democracy in higher education.
” The support for our ideas is wider than the Spuistraat, wider than Amsterdam, but lives in the Netherlands, “called Nuri van den Berg, president of the student union ASVA loud cheers.
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SP MP Jasper van Dijk asked from the sidewalk of the Maagdenhuis to a huge applause for the occupants of the Bungehuis. ” Protesting sense. Protesting is alive. “
He called for a referendum among UvA students and staff around whether the current board of the university can stay on.” “Resignation!”, The demonstrators then called massively. Van Dijk concluded with the question: ” Where is Minister Jet Bussemaker anyway “
Protesters carried signs with slogans like?” Down with the CVB All power to students and teachers, “” Small group huh Louise. ! ‘,’ Get out of our Maagdenhuis ‘and’ more participation, more democracy “For Maagdenhuis chanted the group lustily:.” “We are not afraid!” And ‘Down with the government “
After the speeches knew a group of protesters after some struggle with security guards to climb the steps of the UvA property
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Tuesday Bungehuis was cleared after ten days by students occupied the officer. Justice decided the affairs of the 46 students who were arrested in the Bungehuis, conditionally dismiss a probationary period of two years.
That the Public Prosecutor reported Wednesday.
If the students, which stayed there 43 last night in a police cell, are held within two years probation for another offense, they can still be prosecuted in the Bungehuis case.
The case against the sympathizer Tuesday outside Bungehuis was arrested and had to stay another night, is unconditionally dropped.
The 46 people arrested Wednesday morning and afternoon are dispatched.
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On Tuesday, two detainees already released with a conditional discharge after their identity information they provided and because they indicated they would pay the penalty previously imposed by the court. Their handling let justice over at the UvA. “This is what they have to make arrangements with each other. ”
Wednesday morning and afternoon, the rest were sent away,” because they are already sufficiently fact and consequences are affected after a night in a police cell. ‘ Of them, the identity is not known and therefore can be imposed on them, no penalty
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The students that since Friday, February 13th the property of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) occupied were arrested on the basis of Article 184 of the Criminal Code. They did not respond to the claim of the bailiff to leave the building of the Faculty of Humanities.
The University spanned successfully a lawsuit to get the students Bungehuis, on penalty of a fine thousand euros per day. The UvA had demanded a fine of 100,000 euros
Video: Bungehuis cleared
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