A demonstration in The Hague on Saturday escalated, with over a thousand people moving from Malieveld onto the A12, resulting in violence and property damage.
- More than a thousand people demonstrated in Den Haag.
- Police used tear gas during the unrest.
- Frans Timmermans linked violence to the tone of the PVV.
- Harm Beertema denied any suggestion of acceptable violence.
- Political leaders reacted shocked to the escalation.
- The Tweede Kamer will discuss the riots this week.
The situation deteriorated as demonstrators threw stones and glass, damaged police vehicles, and set them on fire. The police responded with tear gas, and both journalists and officers faced aggression.
Following the escalation, some rioters moved into the city center, causing damage at the Binnenhof and the D66 party office. Political leaders in The Hague expressed shock at the events.
“Our security services have warned for years that the far-right is on the brink of violence. Now we have seen violence in The Hague,”
— Frans Timmermans, European Commissioner
Originally reported by nieuwrechts.nl as “Oud-PVV’er rekent af met ‘brutale’ beschuldigingen van Timmermans aan Wilders” on 2025-09-25 12:43:00.
