John Swinney has been accused of trying to "railroad" through Holyrood a six-month extension to the emergency Covid powers as he warned they could last until autumn next year. The Deputy First Minister said it was "clear" that some of the emergency powers handed to SNP ministers at the start of the pandemic will still be required after the current expiry date of Sept 30. He told MSPs work is being done on a new Bill that would extend some of the provisions by six months until March 30 next year,
With the appeal looming, Dutch government makes final push to protect national curfew
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Friday is a crucial day for the Dutch government and the national coronavirus curfew, as the cabinet hopes to pass a new emergency law and awaits the ruling from the court of appeal.
Dutch government pushing to protect coronavirus curfew
At an emergency appeal hearing on Tuesday evening, the court ruled to suspend the lifting of the curfew until an appeal hearing on Friday. Before the end of the day, the court of appeals will present its ruling on whether or not the curfew in its current state should be lifted.
2021-02-26 12:35:26 GMT2021-02-26 20:35:26(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
THE HAGUE, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) The Court of Appeal in The Hague ruled on Friday that the curfew introduced by the Dutch government was based on valid legal grounds, overruling the verdict of the District Court of The Hague. The court has ruled that there are indeed extraordinary circumstances that allow the introduction of the curfew, the judges stated, adding The coronavirus pandemic is a sufficient reason for this.
On Feb. 16, the District Court of The Hague judged that the curfew had to be lifted with immediate effect. According to the judges, the government had illegally made use of the Extraordinary Powers of Civil Authority Act as there was no case of special urgency .
Friday’s emergency ruling was one of the most-watched judicial events in the Netherlands, with more than 20,000 people watching a live stream of the hearing.
Demonstrators hold umbrellas reading “Freedom” and “Love” in Amsterdam on Sunday as several hundreds protest against the coronavirus lockdown and curfew. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) A Dutch appeals court has upheld a national curfew, saying the government is within its right to enforce a stay-at-home order between 9 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. under legislation designed for emergencies.
“In the opinion of the Court of Appeal, it is absolutely clear that these are extraordinary circumstances,” the three-judge panel for the Hague Court of Appeal wrote Friday. “The Netherlands has been dealing with a pandemic for nearly a year. The virus has spread all over the world and has caused large numbers of fatalities, including in the Netherlands.”
A top court in The Hague issued a "shock" ruling the other day condemning The Netherlands for its sweeping Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) curfew restrictions. Said restrictions "must [.]