Police at a burning container Schilderswijk. Photo ANP
The tonight was again restless in Schilderswijk in The Hague following the death of the Aruban Mitch Henriquez, but there was a “totally different picture than Monday,” so a police spokesman told news agency ANP said. Ran a demonstration of riot, damage was done and hit a policeman wounded.
Yesterday there were a lot of young people took to the streets in the district. Police put extra staff and equipment in order to monitor the situation closely, and the ME was also sent to the district this night, but did not intervene. There was not a tense atmosphere.
The death of Henriquez has in The Hague and beyond quite a stir. The 42-year old Aruban was arrested during a visit to Music Night at the Park in the South Park Saturday night after he called according to the police that he had a gun. He would have violently resisted arrest, and officers used violence. He died later
Witnesses tell a different story about the reason for the arrest:. Henriquez would have made some jokes with friends, when he was warned and ran
Initially reported. the Prosecution that Henriquez en route to the police station became unwell, this message was later withdrawn because video contradict this. The Department also launched an investigation into the death of Henriquez.
- Read more about:
- Aruba
- The Hague
- Mitch Henriquez
- police violence
- Schilderswijk
No comments:
Post a Comment