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Dutch activist who scolded Filipino cop detained

/ 02:46 PM August 06, 2013

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MANILA, Philippines—Immigration authorities have detained a Dutch activist photographed confronting a police officer during a rally last month against President Benigno Aquino III, a lawyer said.

Lawyer Rey Cortez said airport immigration staff prevented Thomas van Beersum from boarding his plane to the Netherlands early Tuesday.

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Cortez said his 20-year-old client was just being harassed by requiring him to obtain a “clearance” to leave the country.

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Beersum has said in an open letter that he joined left-wing demonstrators because he was outraged by alleged human rights violations in the country, including the killing of a Dutch aid worker last year.

Many Filipinos have denounced Beersum for interfering in Philippine affairs.

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Spokesmen for the Bureau of Immigration and the Dutch Embassy could not be reached for comment.

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