10-05-15 18:40 pm – Source: Het Parool
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On the Musuem Square this afternoon the demonstration Fuck Racism – Fuck King – Freedom of Expression held. Several speakers from the anti-racism movement took the floor. There were about a hundred people present
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One of the speakers was the activist Abulkasim Al-Jaberi, which would have before the police on 27 May due to appear shouting ‘Fuck the king, the queen fuck, fuck the royal family! ” during a demonstration in Amsterdam on 16 November last year.
Despite the summons against the activist Friday was withdrawn, the demonstration today was continued. “The news about Abulkasim was our reason to organize this, but not the reason,” let organizer Samir (my last name, I’d rather not) of Racism Action Group Fuck, Fuck the King this morning know.
Anti-racism activists are constantly intimidated, terrorized, arrested or even lose their jobs “said Samir. “Take the ninety peaceful demonstrators who were arrested last year during the Sinterklaasintocht in Gouda. Lese Majesty was not the reason Abulkasim was arrested last year and prosecuted. In our view, it is simply an excuse. ”
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Among the speakers were famous buck Kno’Ledge activist Cesar and al-Jaberi himself. Samir said that they were free to say whatever they want during the demonstration. “If someone soon again” fuck the king calls, “that is what we are concerned, no problem. It would be strange if we act against censorship but it does apply yourself. The border is for us to hate speech or preaching violence. We will not allow. ”
That the demonstration bears the title he wears now, according to Samir incidentally purely coincidental. “We are not necessarily against the monarchy and think that there are much bigger problems in the Netherlands. Al-Jaberi called in November not “fuck the king.” The context in which he turned to slavery and called the buck and the role of the monarchy in it. “Away thereby ‘call is in our opinion not against the law.”
“We are concerned about making a statement. There are said in the past on many big stages more extreme things without having followed arrest. Even the royal
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