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DutchAmsterdam.nl — The man whose lengthy scream caused a panicked stampede of a crowd gathered at Amsterdam’s Dam Square for the national Remembrance Day commemorations last May is in trouble again.
Released from pre-arrest just four days ago, the Dam Screamer — as the media has baptized him — was reported to police by Amsterdam municipal workers for defamation.
The man was approached by the two supervisors while he attempted to deface the National Monument with posters. The supervisors say a scuffled ensued, and claim the screamer shouted discriminatory insults at them.
Police jailed the man for one day, reports De Telegraaf.
Likes to Shock People
The National Monument commemorates those who have died during the Second World War. Each year on May 4 it is the scene of a wreath-laying ceremony during which a two-minute period of silence is observed.
When the man, a homeless person identified only as Adam, loudly screamed during the period of silence, people pushed away from him. In the process a security fence fell over, causing a shot-like sound that set the shocked crowd in motion. 64 people were injured in the resulting stampede.
The man was arrested. He later apologized but now claims he did not cause the stamped.
Employees of cafes and restaurants along the nearby Spui street where Adam hangs out most of the time say the man enjoys shocking people.
Charged with — among other things — assault on the Queen, as well as her successor and his wife, the screamer’s pre-arrest was initially extended by 90 days. His lawyer successfully appealed the extension.
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