The students in the building at the Spui demand the resignation of the university administration. That left Wednesday that resignation is not an option.
The board of the University of Amsterdam worked late Wednesday declaration against the occupiers. The declaration means that the triangle (mayor, police and public prosecutor) will decide whether or not to evacuate the Maagdenhuis. The police are locally present on the Spui.
Mayor Eberhard van der Laan arrived at midnight in the building. “I understand your problems, but that does not mean I support your actions,” the mayor said when he arrived. Van der Laan offered no apologies for the evacuation of the Bungehuis earlier in the week.
“I could not and would not fail to execute the judgment of the court. If you ever mayor of this city, would you do not change that. “
Pacific expansion
Van der Laan confirmed that a” peaceful expansion “comes as the Bungehuis, but when that will be, is not yet clear .
Police chief Amsterdam Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg was also in the Maagdenhuis. He told AT5 that is not yet cleared. “We are here to talk, not to evacuate.”
Van Laan stepped around 1:20 pm the Maagdenhuis out. He wished the students ‘wisdom, a little harmony and better study’ Roses.
Award
President Louise Gunning of the Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam came earlier in the evening with two other board members to the Maagdenhuis to talk to the occupiers. She called on the students occupying the building, go home. Award presented to students for Thursday to debate.
“If you are democratic, then you do not take possession of another’s property. I will not allow you to take possession of this property,” said Gunning.
SP parliamentarian Jasper van Dijk visited the students. He suggested to support the action and in the House insist on a debate with Minister Jet Bussemaker about education reform
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Discussion
However, the students took the spot in discussion with Gunning. Tempers ran high on.
After the Board Maagdenhuis empty-handed had left around 22:30, the occupiers were called to erect barricades.
“We just realized it Executive Board has ordered the police to evict us. The people who want to go, must go now. The rest should help to barricade the building. “
the protesters was also enjoined the name and write the number of a lawyer on their bodies.
Door broken
To loud cheers and jeers were students earlier in the evening penetrated the building. In the central hall of the building the protesters broke a door to reach the upper floors. From the balustrade was rolled under a banner loud cheers from the New University.
The raid followed a protest march earlier in the evening along different locations of the University of Amsterdam. Hundreds of students, teachers and supporters walked along. They demanded more democracy in higher education
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