 | ...because her neighbors are inconvenienced and frightened. |
Liberal Party MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been ordered to vacate the high-security home she is renting in The Hague within four months. An appeal court sided with her neighbours who complained her presence put their own safety at risk and caused disruption to their lives.
| "Let the turbans slaughter her someplace else!" |
Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner broke the news of the court decision at an EU meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday. "I think this is dreadful, horrible to have to move. I am happy living here and I feel safe," Hirsi Ali said in response to the judgement.
| I think that's the way I'd describe your neighbors, too. If I remember correctly, some Dutchmen hid Ann Frank, and some other Dutchmen sold her out. |
The neighbours lost their case initially but they won on Thursday when an appeal court accepted Hirsi Ali's presence meant they no longer felt safe in their own apartments or in the communal areas of the complex. The court ruled that is contravened Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights which guarantees respect for a person's private and family life.
| For everyone else except Ms. Ali, of course. Since when does she count? |
The Dutch State had contravened these rights by moving to the apartment complex without seeking their consent and without taking measures to diminish the neighbours' valid fears, the court said. Justice Minister Donner said he is considering appealing the decision to the Supreme Court "otherwise it will create difficulties for the protection of various people". The neighbours said in a statement that their court action had not been directed against Hirsi Ali personally, but against the State for exposing them to danger.
| "No, no! Certainly not! And why can't she go back to where she came from?" |
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