Man arrested for threatening Dutch nitrogen minister – Muricas News

The Dutch police have arrested a 52-year-old man from Kootwijkerbroek on suspicion of threatening nitrogen minister Christianne van der Wal. Lately, a message was positioned on the again of the person’s truck during which the title of the minister was talked about after that of the murdered Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh.

Behind the names of Van Gogh and Fortuyn have been their dates of demise, behind these of Van der Wal a cross and a query mark have been positioned. Van der Wal filed a report due to that textual content. Along with threats, the person can also be charged with sedition. He has since been launched and can seem in court docket later.

Photographs of the message on the truck sparked outrage within the Netherlands. The car was on show on the farmers’ protest in Stroe final month. The suspected proprietor of the truck beforehand let his lawyer know that he was shocked by all of the media consideration and wished to apologize in a dialog. It might by no means have been his intention to threaten or seem intimidating or to hurt the minister.