Judgers after riots in Amsterdam: violence against Jewish fans!

Judgers after riots in Amsterdam: violence against Jewish fans!

Amsterdam, Niederlande - in Amsterdam, a court sentenced four men to Jewish football fans in November after the violent attacks on Jewish football fans and imposed them in prison for up to six months. Several followers were injured in the riots that took place in connection with a game between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, with some seriously injured to the hospital. The attacks occurred in the night from November 7th to November 8th and were initiated in social networks by calling for the "hunt for Jews", the newspaper OE24

The main accused, a 32-year-old, was found guilty of having put a karate kick to a fan who almost caused it to fall against a tram. The court imposed a penalty of six months for him. Further judgments concerned two men who had spread information on social networks and a 19-year-old who has to do 100 hours of non-profit work. Despite the severity of the incidents, the penalties imposed were, which the director of the Dutch Center for Information and Documentation about Israel (CIDI), Naomi Mestrum, criticized and described it as unfortunate, since they sent a signal that was too mild in the face of anti -Semitism, as Nau reported.

The incidents led to an increased willingness to alert the police in Amsterdam, and the judiciary continues to investigate around 40 other people who are connected to the riots. Prime Minister Dick Schoof described the attacks as "unadulterated anti -Semitism". The judgments are the first in this matter, and both the accused and the public prosecutor have the opportunity to make an appointment within 14 days.