Family announced death of shot Peter R. De Vries himself: “Inconsolable, but immensely proud” | Abroad

“Peter fought to the end, but was unable to win the battle. He passed away, surrounded by the people who love him,” begins the statement that his family and loved ones sent out yesterday. “Peter has lived by his conviction: on bended knee is no way to be free.” They refer to the text that Peter R. – which stands for Rudolf – de Vries had tattooed on his leg. “That means that we are not subordinate to anyone, that no one can dominate us and that we are never ‘ever never’ someone’s slave”, de Vries once explained the ink in his skin. “We are inconsolable and at the same time immensely proud of him,” his grieving family continued.

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