‘Squatters Action Spuistraat not consistent with what happened in recent years “- Wedding

Editors – 03/25/15, 12:54

© anp. ME during the evacuation of the Tobacco Properties Spuistraat in the center.

In the Spuistraat in Amsterdam, the police began the evacuation of the Snake Pawn, a Tobacco Properties used for over 30 years by artists and squatters. Who is now in the buildings and what will the police do? We called Trouw reporter Hanne Obbink, which is onsite.

What struck you in the Spuistraat?
“This morning the bailiff came first and later by the police to summon the people to leave the property in the property. Police warned that they would otherwise be forcibly removed. How many people are in the building is not clear. I can see four or five people on the roof and two hanging out the window. These people are clearly a confrontation with police . ”

image of the squatters Runs no dent on this action?
“Most of the original inhabitants have left the Tobacco Properties. From their corner you hear this gives a distorted picture of crackers A resident who remained, the painter Peter Klashorst He also told me:.. “This is inconsistent with the reality of the past few years and I know that paint bombers not ‘

From squatters stronghold Vrankrijk, across the street, also threw paint bombs. Outside the Tobacco Properties seems some sympathy to exist for the action.

But the people who are still inside do not seem care about the image of squatters. ”

• From here follow the live report of the evacuation by AT5

Is this a concerted action or an act of a few individuals?
“It is difficult to assess. You do not have a lot of people need to organize this. I do not know how many people tonight were exactly, but with a handful of people you can get this done. “

There were also reports within about journalists who were blown injected with a water spray by the police. There are injured in fall?
“The ME did indeed release a large piece of street and that there were some journalists did not bother them. But I have not seen anyone was hit really hard. Some people walked a wet suit on and I myself have wet shoes and trousers and sprayed sand in my hair, but it remains to. ”

What happens now?
“The squatters have come out of the police, but that’s not going to happen. The police so they will play. That can be done by force and the squatters can therefore be held “

Update 12:55 . Occupant Peter Klashorst has just taken by the police from the building and placed in a detention van. According to him it was “very nice” inside “We have good drinking some wine and now I have a nice new bracelet,” he said, pointing to his handcuffs, to a reporter from the local broadcaster AT5.