Death of Hans Kok

[2] When Mayor of Amsterdam Ed van Thijn visited the Staatsliedenbuurt in December 1984, he was confronted by 200 squatters on Joan Melchior Kemperstraat, where he was shoved and spat at.

The eviction was contested by local squatters; in the melee, the police fired shots and over 30 protestors were arrested, one being Hans Kok.

[3] Two weeks after his death, the police received a night-time warning that there was a bomb in the house next door to van Thijn's home at Herengracht 502.

The mayor was woken up and evacuated; a police search revealed two incendiary bombs timed to go off in thirty minutes, located in the room adjacent to van Thijn's bedroom.

[10] After inquiries had investigated, the conclusion was that Kok had died from a combination of factors: the cold cell, alcohol and drug use, tiredness and the failure of officers to check on him.

[12] The following year, the film-maker Barbara den Uyl directed In naam der wet which reconstructed the events surrounding Kok's death.

Black and white poster says in Dutch that Hans Kook was murdered by the policed and it was covered up by the police
A poster declares Kok's death was murder
Black and white photograph of people standing on street in front of banner
A demonstration to mark the one year anniversary of Kok's death