Overview

• AIVD chief Erik Akerboom told MPs that individuals already known to the service were present at the demonstration and subsequent violence in The Hague, noting prior online right‑wing extremist threats.
• AIVD, police and the NCTV described a heterogeneous crowd that included organized right‑wing extremists and football hooligans converging for confrontation.
• Police chief Wilbert Paulissen said all available images are being analyzed to identify and arrest perpetrators, describing a subgroup intent on clashing with officers.
• In advice now public, the NCTV warned the unrest signals normalization of far‑right ideas and urged officials to explicitly name the ideology behind the violence.
• Justice minister Foort van Oosten, after earlier hesitation, called the chants antisemitic and nazi and referred to far‑right rioters, while ChristenUnie leader Mirjam Bikker unveiled a pamphlet signed by nine parties condemning the violence.