The army will be deployed to secure hearings in the extra-secure court in Amsterdam. earlier the NOS already reported that the cabinet was discussing this with the Public Prosecution Service, the judiciary, the police and mayors.
Mayor Halsema of Amsterdam now writes to the city council that she is indeed asking for help from the Ministry of Defense.
According to Halsema, the Public Prosecution Service and the police in Amsterdam, the security of “high-risk hearing days” places such a heavy burden on the capacity of the police that defense assistance is necessary.
There are more and more high-risk sessions and many people are being protected. This concerns, for example, the Marengo trial against Ridouan Taghi and his co-defendants and the Eris trial against motorcycle club Caloh Wagon.
What do we know about the Marengo trial, with Ridouan Taghi as the main suspect? Watch it in this video:
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