Case on Dutchman’s terrorism arrest in Spain postponed; not urgent, court allegedly said

(NL Times) The summary proceedings between the Dutch state and a 35-year-old Dutch-Moroccan man from Tilburg who was arrested in Spain on terrorism suspicions for unclear reasons will not happen on Wednesday. Muslim Rights Watch (MRW), who filed the case on the Dutchman’s behalf, challenged the judge for allegedly saying that the case was “not urgent,” AD reports.

About 150 people waited outside the courtroom for over an hour on Wednesday morning, unsure about whether they could go inside to witness the summary proceedings. MRW announced that they had lost confidence in the judge a short time later.

According to the group, it had indicated that many people would attend the case to support the Tilburg man, Kenan, and had asked for a live stream connection if not everyone could fit into the courtroom. The court failed to arrange that.

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