Dutch law states that the police cannot enter a building “intended for religious or reflective meetings of a philosophical nature, during the worship or reflection meeting”.
Bethel Church in The Hague has therefore got a back-to-back rota of preachers and church members to be in the building 24/7 so the Tamrazyan family cannot be deported.
They live in Holland but are originally from Armenia and have not obtained a residence permit.
Premier spoke to Reverend Theo Hettema, the chair person of the General Council of the Protestant Church in The Hague, who spoke at the very first service on 26th October.
He explained “We’ve started this service to give protection and safety to an Armenian family, the Tamrazyans, who had fled to Holland nine years ago, have applied for a resident permit which was denied again and again, given and denied again.”
The Tamrazyan family includes a mother, father and three older children (21, 19 and 15) but their request for a ‘children’s pardon’ has been rejected, despite the fact they meet the requirement of having children integrated for five years of Dutch education.
Listen to Rev Theo Hettema, the General Council of the Protestant Church The Hague, who started the first service off, speaking to Cara Bentley here:
Theo Hettema explained: “This was surely the case for this family but they were not fortunate in applying for this…
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