Prison sentence of six months for threats against the chief conductor – nrc.nl

Staff of NS and ProRail are present during the previous session of the court in Almelo where people suspected of assaulting a driver and conductor had encountered in Almelo station. Photo Reuters / Vincent Jannink

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The magistrate in Breda, the 50-year Tekin K., who threatened a train conductor on Easter Monday in the train between Tilburg and Oisterwijk, sentenced to six months imprisonment of which two conditional.

The homeless K. said he was on his way to Eindhoven to seek asylum there, writes press ANP. He had no ticket and was looking for a toilet, and the conductor arrived behind him. He grabbed a knife, which he held against the neck of the conductor. K. stated that he believed the key to the conductor for a weapon and that he felt threatened by.

against violence

The NS, the OR and the rail unions last week agreed on measures that should prevent the aggression in trains. For example, double ‘staffing’ extensively on NS trains where the aggression occurs more than average. The measures are part of agreements made in March.

The combination of the accelerated closing of loopholes, a permanent police facilities in twenty major stations with real station agents, the acceleration of the drive ban and additional cameras at the smaller stations, all parties hope aggression further back penetrate. Existing agreements have been tightened because of recent incidents at railway staff.

expand arsenal

Earlier wanted FNV Rail expand the arsenal of NS employees so they could defend themselves and rioters to could pack . Then said a majority of the House want to investigate the possibilities to equip train staff with batons and pepper spray.

The discussion on the violence in and around the track is quite violent flared up following the severe beating of a conductress last month in a train near Hoofddorp. Two weeks ago at the Utrecht-Amsterdam a conductor assaulted by a group of four boys. A traveler who wanted to shoot was also beaten the man to help

Also in NRC Handelsblad. I want no fuss, I want to go home (€), the relationship between train violence and civil courage

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