Statue of William of Orange smeared with red paint

- They are in their own words started a campaign against symbols that have no place in an independent Brabant.

According to the activists ' has got blood on the hands of William of Orange ' and ' he is one of the executioners of the looting and massacres that took place in Brabant territory '.

The 'attack' by William of Orange is remarkable. The distant ancestor of the royal family, is widely seen as the man who founded our country and is called Father of the Nation.

They are in their own words started a campaign against symbols that have no place in an independent Brabant. According to the activists,, has got blood on the hands of William of Orange '',, and he is one of the executioners of the looting and massacres that took place in Brabant territory ''.

The 'attack' by William of Orange is remarkable. The distant ancestor of the royal family, is widely seen as the man who founded our country and is called Father of the Nation.

Willem van Oranje is weer schoon #waalwijk #OB @omroepbrabant pic.twitter.com/i8h3pwJJNX

— Noël van Hooft (@NoelvanHooft) March 21, 2016