Police Arrest Two After Amsterdam War Memorial Defaced - DutchNews.nl
Police arrested two men after the memorial was sprayed with yellow and blue paint, including a skull, and cleaned off the damage.
- On Sunday morning, police arrested two men after the national war memorial on the Dam in Amsterdam was defaced with yellow and blue paint, including a skull.
- The memorial, unveiled in 1956, serves as the site for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony on May 4, though vandals previously sprayed red paint hours before this year's ceremony and daubed it during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in 2025.
- A 27-year-old man from Hoofddorp was detained after a patrol car spotted him using a spray can; a 39-year-old Polish man was caught shortly afterward writing on the back of the monument with lipstick.
- Mayor Femke Halsema called the vandalism "appalling" on social media and praised officers for immediate arrests, while police said they have not established a motive or confirmed if the two men knew each other.
- Last month, a court ruled that defacing the memorial is "socially unacceptable and disproportionate," yet the judge imposed no punishment on the individual responsible for the 2025 incident.
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Two people have been arrested for the defacement of the National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam on Sunday morning. They are a 27-year-old man from Hoofddorp and a 39-year-old man from Poland, the police report.
Two men arrested after National WWII monument on Dam Square defaced with graffiti
Two men were arrested after the National Monument on Dam Square was defaced early Sunday morning, according to NU.nl. Someone painted the structure with blue graffiti reading “Stop the human traffic” and “Time to wake up!” In yellow, at the base of the monument, it said, “Pride bring people.” A skull image was also drawn next to the texts.
For the second time this year, the National Monument has been the target of vandalism. The police have arrested two men. Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema speaks of "vandalism".
Two people have been arrested for the vandalism of the National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam on Sunday morning. Among other things, the texts 'Stop the human traffic' and 'Time to wake up!' were written in blue on the monument. Next to the texts, a blue skull was applied, along with text in yellow. The individuals involved are a 27-year-old man from Hoofddorp and a 39-year-old man from Poland, police report.
The National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam has been vandalized. It is not known exactly when this happened. Photos show that various texts have been spray-painted on the monument using yellow and blue graffiti. A skull has also been chalked on it. The background to the action is unknown. The police have cordoned off the monument with police tape and are present at the monument. This can be seen in live webcam footage from Dam Square. Th…
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