(NL Times) A man was arrested in Den Haag Centraal on Friday for wearing a balaclava in the station. But the arrest was unjustified, the police in The Hague said on Twitter on Monday.
The arrested man was a demonstrator. He was wearing a balaclava as a counter-protest for a pro-burka protest happening on the Malieveld, according to the Telegraaf. He walked into the station, and was quickly addressed and taken away by police officers, according to the newspaper.
On Monday, the police said that the arrest turned out to be “unjustified” on a “legal basis.” The partial ban on face-covering clothing, which was implemented in the Netherlands on August 1st, does not apply to the station.
