Luttelgeest his Thursday night journalists denied access to an information evening about the possible arrival of a refugee center.
Press freedom
The Dutch media earlier this week denounced the deterioration of press freedom in this type of information evenings. Thursday evening journalists were banned and sent out an emergency ordinance region. Journalists were barred from the village and removed since only invitees for the meeting were allowed to enter the area.
According to Mayor Aucke van der Werff of northeast, the municipality where Luttelgeest part, the measure was necessary because information sessions in other municipalities got out of hand. The press was it contributed, according to the mayor in a statement.
There is much criticism of the actions of the mayor. The editor of Omroep Flevoland considering doing even return. "But just consider if we can do tomorrow charges against Mayor NOP. Somewhere there is a limit and I think we are passing," said Allard Berends on Twitter.
The VNL MP Louis Bontes speaks of a "severe restrictions" on press freedom and wants to know what the government will do to prevent this from happening again.
Minister Plasterk announced that he believes the press in principle free to be able to do its work. Plasterk also said that there are specific security reasons why not everyone can be admitted.
The municipality Northeast has not yet responded to the commotion.
D. Aachen / Source: © Metronieuws.nl
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