FDF cancels action, loose protests on the rise

Farmers Defense Force (FDF) is canceling the announced protest of Wednesday, December 18, because the court says it will not consider the appeal. In the meantime, however, reports are circulating that the farmers are going to take action independently.

Farmers Defense Force had appealed because the judge blocked distribution centers on Tuesday morning, December 17 has forbidden† If this prohibition is violated, Farmers Defense Force will be subject to a penalty of €100.000 per blocked location. In an appeal, FDF hoped to challenge this ruling.

However, the court in Leeuwarden has decided that it is too late for an appeal. After the ruling, Farmers Defense Force first called on distribution centers not to be blocked, but merely to be hindered. FDF has now decided to call on farmers to call off the protests completely.

On its own initiative
However, various messages on social media show that farmers now want to take action on their own. In this way Farmers Defense Force cannot be held liable for the actions. In this way, a penalty cannot be imposed on them. 

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