250 Euro Fine for Xr Activists Who Boarded the Train in Amsterdam

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Pro-Palestinian activists who boarded the train at Amsterdam Central Station on Wednesday, October 8, will each receive a €250 fine. They are being punished "for causing or at least potentially causing danger," the Public Prosecution Service (OM) announced Thursday. The Public Prosecution Service had demanded a €500 fine per person.

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Extinction Rebellion activists and other pro-Palestinian protesters who briefly occupied the Central Station platform last October have been ordered to pay a 250 euro fine. According to the Public Prosecution Service, dangerous situations arose and the action violated the right to demonstrate. On October 8, the activists demanded that the caretaker government impose sanctions against Israel, otherwise the platform would be shut down "at a crucia…