The Bethelkerk, The Hague has stopped the continuous church service that expulsion of the asylum-Armenian family Tamrazyan was prevented. This afternoon at 13.30 began the concluding celebration, after which there is a press conference followed. The family, consisting of parents, two daughters and a son, residing for nine years in the Netherlands.
According to Derk Stegeman, the coordinator of the kerkasiel, it would be “contrived” to still go through with the action, now that the Dutch coalition parties, new appointments have made around the kinderpardon. For so-called rooted children, which is actually the country already had have to leave, there will be a new, broader assessment. According to Stegeman, several Mps from the coalition parties assured that the family is under the agreement.
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The family Tamrazyan is already since the end of October in the church. The ongoing service was held because the government has traditionally been no worship service pauses to people that participate. “The goal of the kerkasiel was to the asylum family safety has to offer and come up with a solution for families in similar situations. Now, more than 600 rooted children and their parents in the Netherlands can remain, the desired result is reached”, let the church in a statement to know.
The family is very relieved and happy with the new appointments, says Stegeman. “Completely relieved they will be if black-on-white that they are allowed to stay.”
It was not easy to marathondienst to maintain, let the church previously know. Especially for the nights it was sometimes difficult pastors and churchgoers to find. “For months, we have a lot of appreciated and now that hope a reality. We are deeply impressed by all the pastors, volunteers and others who to this kerkasiel have worked,” said Theo Hettema, president of the General Consistory Protestant Church of The Hague.
