The Haaglanden police set in motion a team of “spotters” during huge events. These are authorities who investigate people in the crowd spotted to have derogatory behaviour.

The team was put in place as a response to prevent what happened during last year’s Queen’s Day celebration in Apeldoorn that ended in fatality, and in this year’s May 4 commemoration ceremony in Amsterdam. The spotter team is still in the test phase.

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