Extra security for Ehsan Jami
Ehsan Jami,
a municipal council member for Labour in Leidschendam, has
joined forces with Loubna Berrada, a member of the Conservative
(VVD) Party, to form the Central Committee for ex-Muslims.
He will be
given extra security. The national anti-terrorism coordinator's
office, the public prosecution department and the police decided
during a meeting on Monday that "additional measures" are
necessary for the protection of the 22-year-old Labour PvdA
council member in Leidschendam-Voorburg.
A spokesperson for the office of the national anti-terrorism
coordinator (NCTb) reported this on Monday when asked. The extra
measures are being implemented because Jami was attacked and
beaten in Voorburg last weekend. No further details about the
extra security measures are being released.
Jami did not want to say much about the attack earlier in the
day on Monday. "I'm too emotional for that," the politician
said. His advisor and publicist, academic Afshin Ellian, says
that three men of ethnic background were waiting to attack Jami
after he left a supermarket.
He was struck twice and sworn at. Ellian says it is the third
time that Jami has been ambushed like this recently. The attack
has been reported to police.
Jami said in an interview previously that Mohammed was "a
terrible man." He hopes his committee can help Muslims who turn
away from Islam and put taboos in the Muslim world like domestic
violence and human rights violations on the agenda.
Harry Oldersma, faction chairman of the PvdA in
Leidschendam-Voorburg, was "shocked and angry" at the abuse
suffered by his fellow party member. "It just isn't acceptable
that you are beaten up for having an opinion. That crosses all
boundaries."
The parliamentary factions of the PvdA and the Freedom Party PVV
have asked for clarification on Jami's security from the
ministers of justice and home affairs.
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