Asylum and Migration
Opponents of Engelen asylum center assault woman: community service and prison sentence imposed
Two men from Engelen, Jeremy van L. (41) and Freek Q. (43), were sentenced for attacking a woman in Den Bosch on June 14 amid tensions over a planned asylum center. The court found that the pair, who claimed the victim had vandalized protest materials, physically assaulted her and sprayed her with red paint. Police officer Rozanne Vleugel noted the severity of the context, while the judge imposed a 36-day prison term and 120 hours of community service on Van L., and 240 hours of community service on Q., citing the danger such violence poses to democratic expression.
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