Nederlandse vertaling volgt / Dutch translation will follow
May 23rd 2009 the day of several protests in Den Bosch: Antifa initiatives, many people from the neighbourhood and also clowns from the 'National Duckies Front'
http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2009/05/59649.shtml Februari 23rd 2010 the first clown had to visit the court. It was far too complicated for just 1 judge...
http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2010/02/65541.shtml An extra round was needed at the Collegial Court
October 20th 2010 the organisation 'Don'tLetThemWalk' published a black book about everything what went wrong in Den Bosch when the NVU marched and people tried to protest. Loads of stories (in Dutch), including the experiences from 5 rebel clowns
http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2010/10/70454.shtml November 30th 2010 finally the first rebel clown got the attention she needed from the Collegial Court
http://indymedia.nl/nl/2010/11/71776.shtml December 14th 2010 the judgement of the Collegial Court unfortunatelly doesn't tell anything about the needless emergency regulation. But it tells something about the prosecution of the clowns. Loads of words, we could keep it short and simple: "It was a mess!". It had something to do with the equality principle. The 5 arrested clowns were not treated equally. 3 clowns got different transaction proposals (200,- 220,- 250,-), 1 got a letter he shouldn't be prosecuted and 1 didn't get a letter at all.
So the judgement is: prosecution is not admissible. Which is of course nice, but doesn't make clear if clowns are allowed to wear their beautiful red noses in a city with an emergency regulation where they allow neo-nazis to march...
However: on Nov. 30th the prosecutor said a few interesting things. Clowns were clearly recognisable and the prosecutor did also understand the clowns didn't had the intention to don't follow the official orders. That's why the prosecutor asked acquittal.
Maybe these lines will help the lawyer of the clowns in future court cases. Clowns should be clowns - especially on days neo-nazis are marching!
There are a few red nose cases left. We'll see if they will drop these cases. And the remaining question is also: "Will the prosecutor ask appeal?" (2 weeks later we'll know)
To be c(l)o(w)ntinued!
The black book is still available in bookshops Rooie Rat and Fort van Sjakoo (special issue Alert! October 2010, 3,50 euro)
Or transfer 3,50 on bank account ING 6896749 Alert, Utrecht. Then also send your postal address to
info@laatzenietlopen.nl 
E-Mail: rebelact@ddh.nl 
Website: http://www.rebelact.nl
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