THE HAGUE, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- A Dutch court on Tuesday handed down the first sentences linked to violent riots in The Hague over the weekend, when a protest against asylum policy erupted into clashes with police.
A 20-year-old man from The Hague received a six-week prison term, half of it suspended, for throwing sticks and stones at officers. The judge described his case as the most serious and noted that police officers had been deeply affected. The defendant expressed remorse in court.
