- 17 Apr 2024 05:56
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Police order closure of right-wing conference attended by Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman
Officials ordered the controversial National Conservatism (NatCon) Conference to be shut down to ‘guarantee public safety’
Police in Brussels have stormed a right-wing conference attended by Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman after orders for the event to be shut down. Local authorities ordered the controversial National Conservatism Conference to be closed to “guarantee public safety”. Ms Braverman, the former home secretary, and Mr Farage, the former Ukip leader, were among the political names advertised to speak at the event on Tuesday alongside right-wing Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orban.
Officers arrived after the event began at the Claridge venue in central Brussels to tell organisers the event would be shut down. According to a report on social media, police arrived while Mr Farage was addressing the event, giving attendees 15 minutes to leave the venue. However, officers did not appear to force the event to shut down and speeches continued.
Police have now said they will not let anyone else into the venue and people can leave and not re-enter.
"Police order closure of right-wing conference attended by Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman", by Jabed Ahmed, The Independent, April 16, 2024
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 29501.html
Seems like the Left in Western European countries has a tendency to want to shut down free speech.
These sort of tactics have sometimes been seen before. Groups on the Left threaten to cause chaos in response to Right wing demonstrations or conferences, and in response the local police shut down the Right wing event, claiming it would threaten public safety. Or in other words, conceding to the terrorism of unruly Left wing activists.
Officials ordered the controversial National Conservatism (NatCon) Conference to be shut down to ‘guarantee public safety’
Police in Brussels have stormed a right-wing conference attended by Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman after orders for the event to be shut down. Local authorities ordered the controversial National Conservatism Conference to be closed to “guarantee public safety”. Ms Braverman, the former home secretary, and Mr Farage, the former Ukip leader, were among the political names advertised to speak at the event on Tuesday alongside right-wing Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orban.
Officers arrived after the event began at the Claridge venue in central Brussels to tell organisers the event would be shut down. According to a report on social media, police arrived while Mr Farage was addressing the event, giving attendees 15 minutes to leave the venue. However, officers did not appear to force the event to shut down and speeches continued.
Police have now said they will not let anyone else into the venue and people can leave and not re-enter.
"Police order closure of right-wing conference attended by Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman", by Jabed Ahmed, The Independent, April 16, 2024
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 29501.html
Seems like the Left in Western European countries has a tendency to want to shut down free speech.
These sort of tactics have sometimes been seen before. Groups on the Left threaten to cause chaos in response to Right wing demonstrations or conferences, and in response the local police shut down the Right wing event, claiming it would threaten public safety. Or in other words, conceding to the terrorism of unruly Left wing activists.