An appeals court overturned a ruling ordering the government to lift the curfew in the Netherlands because it violated freedom of movement and assembly on Tuesday night.
A court in The Hague ruled on Tuesday that the curfew should be stopped, leading to an immediate appeal from the government.
Later on Tuesday, a higher court suspended that judgment, meaning that the curfew will continue.
In the earlier ruling, the Hague court said that the “curfew is a far-reaching violation of the right to freedom of movement and privacy and (indirectly) limits, among other things, the right to freedom of assembly and demonstration.”
The case was brought by a group protesting against the introduction of the curfew which is in effect from 9:00 pm to 4:30 am until March 2.
An appeals court overturned a ruling ordering the government to lift the curfew in the Netherlands because it violated freedom of movement and assembly on Tuesday night.
A court in The Hague ruled on Tuesday that the curfew should be stopped, leading to an immediate appeal from the government. ADVERTISING
Later on Tuesday, a higher court suspended that judgment, meaning that the curfew will continue.
In the earlier ruling, the Hague court said that the “curfew is a far-reaching violation of the right to freedom of movement and privacy and (indirectly) limits, among other things, the right to freedom of assembly and demonstration.”
The case was brought by a group protesting against the introduction of the curfew which is in effect from 9:00 pm to 4:30 am until March 2.
“We fight for the preservation of a democratic constitutional state in which our children still have the opportunity to develop themselves in freedom and to live a life with their own beliefs and opinions,” the group Virus Truth says on their website.
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