Identity Cards - Mass protest in Netherlands
WORKERS, NOV 2005 ISSUE
IN THE NETHERLANDS around 250 people who took part in a campaign of civil disobedience against identity cards have been brought to trial in the Dutch city of Utrecht.
Anti-terrorism legislation introduced in the Netherlands in January this year requires everybody over the age of 14 to carry an identity card at all times. Over 50,000 people have been arrested and fined since the law came in.
A standing fine of £34 applies to the offence.
The Nazis were the last regime to pass such legislation in the Netherlands. Now we have the "war on terror" excuse, sponsored by the EU.