The police have Friday in Utrecht en in Amsterdam arrested two men who expressed inflammatory texts about the Sinterklaasintocht and the Zwarte Piet debate on social media. A 26-year-old man is in Utrecht arrested for sedition. In Amsterdam a 57-year-old man is arrested for sedition and threat. Both are stuck for investigation. The two have incited violence against individuals or groups in their reports. It's about a furrow- and an opponent of the figure Zwarte Piet.

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