A Dutch court has told the government to immediately lift a nationwide Covid curfew that sparked the worst riots in the Netherlands for decades.
The government wrongly used emergency powers to bring in the first curfew since the Nazi occupation during the second world war, a judge at The Hague district court ruled.
The case was launched by the Viruswaarheid (Virus Truth) group, which has led a series of protests against coronavirus measures in the Netherlands.
“The curfew must be lifted immediately,” the court said on Tuesday. “The curfew is a far-reaching violation of the right to freedom of movement and privacy.”
The government swiftly challenged the decision to lift the 9pm to 4.30am curfew, and the court of appeal was due to hear the case at 1500 GMT on Tuesday.
The prime minister urged people to “keep respecting the curfew”, even if the appeal failed.
Credit: theguardian.com
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