A protester, blown away by the police's water cannons, during the riots. The Netherlands, a unique country where freedom is the most important lifestyle among all other countries in the EU, is now losing its freedom and culture due to the Corona crisis which resulted in the making of an unprecedented police state.
A Dutch court ordered the government on Tuesday to immediately scrap the night-time curfew imposed to help limit the spread of the coronavirus, ruling that it lacks any proper legal basis.
The curfew, the first in the Netherlands since World War Two, sparked several days of riots by anti-lockdown protesters when it was initially introduced on Jan. 23.
The curfew is currently set to be lifted on March 3.
Comment: Let's see how much impact the ruling actually has because courts and
regional leaders all over Europe have tried to push back against the nefarious lockdown agenda but have been no match for the force influencing national governments:
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UPDATE (Feb. 17): That
didn't last long.
A Dutch appeals court has revived the country's Covid-19 curfew just moments before it came into effect, overturning a ruling handed down hours earlier ordering the government to lift the "illegitimate" measure immediately.
A three-judge appellate panel granted an emergency injunction following a request from the Dutch government on Tuesday, agreeing to vacate the earlier order from a lower court to end the nightly curfew, DW reported. The decision came just moments before the 9pm curfew was set to take effect, with the judges scheduling a full hearing on its legality for Friday.
The appeals judges argued that they wanted to avoid what they called a "yo-yo effect," referring to public confusion around whether the curfew was still in force, adding that "in this case, the state's interests weigh more than that of Virus Truth's," the activist group that brought the initial complaint against the curfews to court - also known by its Dutch name, Viruswaarheid.
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While the Dutch Justice Ministry noted it was reviewing the decision after it was handed down, Prime Minister Mark Rutte continued to insist the curfew would be enforced regardless, urging citizens to "keep respecting the curfew" even if the government's appeal failed. Later on Tuesday night, Rutte tweeted: "Curfew applies, even tonight. The coronavirus is not yet under control. It remains important to stay at home, meet as few people as possible, and adhere to all measures, such as curfews."
The successful appeal prompted a harsh rebuke from the founder of Virus Truth, Willem Engel, who has helped to organize a string of protests against lockdown policies in the Netherlands.
"You are making a big mistake," Engel told the appellate judges. "This is unacceptable. You have to explain yourself before a judge."
A similar thing happened in the Czech Republic just a few days ago:
Comment: Let's see how much impact the ruling actually has because courts and regional leaders all over Europe have tried to push back against the nefarious lockdown agenda but have been no match for the force influencing national governments:
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UPDATE (Feb. 17): That didn't last long. A similar thing happened in the Czech Republic just a few days ago: