Pegida-voorman probeert opnieuw een koran te verbranden in Arnhem

pegida-voorman probeert opnieuw een koran te verbranden in arnhem

Pegida-voorman probeert opnieuw een koran te verbranden in Arnhem

ARNHEM (ANP) – Pegida-voorman Edwin Wagensveld probeert zaterdag opnieuw een koran te verbranden in Arnhem. Hij is van plan dit rond 14.00 uur te doen op een door de gemeente aangewezen plek onder de Nelson Mandelabrug.

Bij de demonstratie zal veel politie op de been zijn, volgens de gemeente zo’n zeshonderd agenten. Twee eerdere pogingen van Wagensveld om een koran te verbranden in de Gelderse hoofdstad gingen niet door. De eerste keer omdat er ongeregeldheden uitbraken, waardoor de bijeenkomst beëindigd moest worden. De tweede keer werd de demonstratie op voorhand verboden door burgemeester van Arnhem Ahmed Marcouch.

Locoburgemeester Paul Smeulders, die zaterdag waarneemt, meldde dat de koranverbranding zaterdag vooralsnog doorgaat omdat de politie nog geen reden ziet deze af te lasten. Eerder zei hij een koranverbranding “walgelijk” te vinden, maar hij benadrukte tegelijkertijd dat het demonstratierecht de hoeksteen van de democratie is.

Smeulders heeft ter voorbereiding gesprekken gevoerd met Arnhemse sleutelfiguren om uit te leggen waarom de demonstratie is toegestaan, maar ook om te horen wat zij ervan vinden en wat zij van de gemeente verwachten. Stichting Islamitisch Centrum Arnhem-Zuid liet eerder aan Omroep Gelderland weten dat Arnhemse moslims tegelijkertijd met het protest van Wagensveld zaterdag gratis korans uitdelen in het centrum van de stad.

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