News about asylum, Buma, holidays, and criminal cases (Saturday, April 18)

The Hague has been discussing strict asylum laws for one and a half years. Next Tuesday, the Senate will vote on two plans from the Schoof cabinet. Prime Minister Jetten calls them the fastest way to fewer asylum seekers, but D66 has doubts.

Sybrand Buma will become Vice President of the Council of State (Raad van State) on July 1. He succeeds Thom de Graaf and is currently mayor of Leeuwarden. He was previously the CDA leader, and the Council advises the government and parliament.

For many students, the May holidays begin today, and later it will be 15 degrees Celsius. RTV Noord reports that travelers will also face difficulties on the road. From Friday evening to Monday morning, the A59 will be closed between Heusden and Waalwijk in the direction of Breda and Rotterdam.

In Great Britain, a 52-year-old man has been found guilty of a rape from 2003. Another man was wrongfully imprisoned for seventeen years for it. In Rotterdam, Sendric S. received fourteen years in prison and involuntary commitment for three deaths in IJsselmonde.