Sasha
11th February 2010, 16:55
Beware of Anti Fascist Action: security service Monday 08 February 2010
The AIVD security service has written to local councils all over the country warning them to beware of tactics used by a group calling itself Anti Fascist Action to disrupt meetings by right-wing organisations, news agency ANP reports.
The AIVD says the organisation is known to contact local officials and room hire companies warning of the damage that could result from a meeting or demonstration organised by right-wing groups.
In practice, most of the damage is caused by the AFA itself, the security service says.
The warning comes as campaigning heats up for the local elections on March 3. The AIVD says it has evidence the AFA is preparing to take action against the anti-Islam PVV, populist Trots op Nederland and far-right NVU among others.
'The party has a hard core which does not shy away from violence,' the AIVD told ANP. 'We cannot rule out one or more meetings of these parties leading to public order disturbances. And the intensity of such action will probably only increase as the election nears.'
© DutchNews.nl
source: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2010/02/beware_of_anti_fascist_action.php
Anti-fascists plan election campaign sabotage
Anti-fascist action group AFA might be planning to sabotage meetings by Dutch right wing parties. The Dutch Intelligence Service has warned local councils that the organisation might try to target meetings of right wing parties participating in the Dutch municipal elections in March.
The AFA was founded in 1992 and started out as a group of violent protesters. It has recently expanded its activities to lobbying.
According to the Intelligence Agency, AFA members sometimes pass themselves off as representatives of anti-discrimination agencies. They approach venue owners and advise them against allowing rightwing meetings to take place on their property, pointing out the potential damage such events might cause.
The AFA have also been known to infiltrate rightwing organisations in order to obtain candidates' personal information. They also organise counter-protests during rightwing meetings and marches.
The parties targeted by the AFA in the municipal elections range from the traditional far-right party NVU to the more recently established populist parties like Geert Wilders' Freedom Party and Rita Verdonk’s Proud of the Netherlands.
source: http://www.expatica.com/nl/news/dutch-rss-news/anti-fascists-plan-election-campaign-sabotage_23252.html
The AIVD security service has written to local councils all over the country warning them to beware of tactics used by a group calling itself Anti Fascist Action to disrupt meetings by right-wing organisations, news agency ANP reports.
The AIVD says the organisation is known to contact local officials and room hire companies warning of the damage that could result from a meeting or demonstration organised by right-wing groups.
In practice, most of the damage is caused by the AFA itself, the security service says.
The warning comes as campaigning heats up for the local elections on March 3. The AIVD says it has evidence the AFA is preparing to take action against the anti-Islam PVV, populist Trots op Nederland and far-right NVU among others.
'The party has a hard core which does not shy away from violence,' the AIVD told ANP. 'We cannot rule out one or more meetings of these parties leading to public order disturbances. And the intensity of such action will probably only increase as the election nears.'
© DutchNews.nl
source: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2010/02/beware_of_anti_fascist_action.php
Anti-fascists plan election campaign sabotage
Anti-fascist action group AFA might be planning to sabotage meetings by Dutch right wing parties. The Dutch Intelligence Service has warned local councils that the organisation might try to target meetings of right wing parties participating in the Dutch municipal elections in March.
The AFA was founded in 1992 and started out as a group of violent protesters. It has recently expanded its activities to lobbying.
According to the Intelligence Agency, AFA members sometimes pass themselves off as representatives of anti-discrimination agencies. They approach venue owners and advise them against allowing rightwing meetings to take place on their property, pointing out the potential damage such events might cause.
The AFA have also been known to infiltrate rightwing organisations in order to obtain candidates' personal information. They also organise counter-protests during rightwing meetings and marches.
The parties targeted by the AFA in the municipal elections range from the traditional far-right party NVU to the more recently established populist parties like Geert Wilders' Freedom Party and Rita Verdonk’s Proud of the Netherlands.
source: http://www.expatica.com/nl/news/dutch-rss-news/anti-fascists-plan-election-campaign-sabotage_23252.html