The route of Willem-Alexander and Máxima, publish or not? – Eindhovens Dagblad

It is more than a nice detail, the route that the royal family on april 27th in Tilburg, the netherlands will follow. Not for nothing is resting on the map of confidentiality. The grand tour is also a veiligheidsissue of national importance. That he was already in before in Nice and Berlin trucks inreden on crowds of people. Just think of the attack on the Royal bus in Apeldoorn, eight years ago.

So what to do if the route is in the hands of the Brabants Dagblad ends up? To be a ex-editor-in-chief quote: we are not there to things from the newspaper to keep, but they managed to convert. Publishing is always our starting point, unless there are compelling reasons to refrain.

In this case revolves around the safety. It is Evident that the route travels in Tilburg. An editor of the BD got the secret document from someone who is not in any way involved in the organisation of the trip. That may mean that more good – or see the piece in their hands. For that reason alone, is the question of whether the route is still to maintain, or we see him as newspaper now in detail to publish or not.

Yet we choose to the details not to reveal. Security services are already concerned with the security of the royal procession. The extent to which publication that ongoing process disrupts, it is impossible to evaluate. It does mean that – confirms a terrorism expert – the design of escape routes, camerapunten and other security matters an insight into the security strategy around the royal visit.

The Brabants Dagblad wants in any way the safety of the royal family and the tens of thousands of people who will take along the route, in the court. For that reason, we publish the exact maps of the route, but we will keep it on a general description. However, we reveal that the veiligheidsafspraken around the documents have failed, and they Would circulate. That is not only painful for the municipality of Tilburg, but also see the reaction of the terrorism expert – without the more disturbing.

Lucas van Houtert
Editor-in-chief