Netherlands: Police rejected tightened right of asylum

The Dutch police stood against the tightening of the asylum law accepted by the parliament. The police said that the stay in the country without valid papers as well as help for people without papers should be punishable and the police stood in front of a dilemma.

On the one hand, the police are there to help everyone, but on the other hand, they may be punishable with the help of people without papers. The police could not carry out such rules.

“As a police, we stand for the values ​​of the rule of law. Security, equality, human dignity. Anyone who needs help and protection can count on us,” said police officer Janny Knol. “This is the basic principle of the Dutch police.”

The police want to help those in need of protection and not hunt them. The concern is that people will no longer turn to the police or aid organizations during an illegal stay and will be easier to sacrifice crimes. This a shame of security in the country.

The background is that the second chamber of the parliament on Thursday approved a significant tightening of the right of asylum. This should make it much more difficult to get asylum in the Netherlands and make up for family members.

The initiator of tightening was the radical rights populist Geert Wilders. However, it is questionable whether the laws also get a majority in the first chamber of Parliament, comparable to the Federal Council. The legislative package is expected to be treated there in autumn.