During the farmers’ protest in the Zuiderpark in The Hague, a protester used a shovel to overturn a block placed by police, allowing protesters to enter the site with tractors, NOS says.
Activists of the Farmers Defense Force (FDF) and Samen voor Nederland (SvNL) demonstrate in Zuiderpark against the nitrogen policy, but also against the slow handling of the reparations issue in Groningen.
In the #Zuiderpark at the #Vreeswijkstraat a shovel has driven out a barrier. Several trucks have driven onto the site. The shovel driver has been arrested for destruction, resisting arrest, violating the emergency order. The shovel is confiscated.
— Police Unit The Hague (@POL_DenHaag) March 11, 2023
On the eve of the demonstration, the municipality of The Hague had issued an emergency ordinance to avoid disruption of public order but although the mayor has installed flexible road barriers to prevent demonstrators from entering the centre, the system has not held up.
FDF had previously invited supporters to travel to The Hague without tractors: initially the plan was to bring 5000 tractors to Zuiderpark, but the municipality had not allowed it.