Leon van Kleef, Richard R.’s lawyer, argued on Wednesday that the firm belief of the Public Prosecution Service (OM) that his client is a major player in the underworld has led to tunnel vision. On Monday, ‘Rico the Chilean’ heard demands against him for fourteen years to lead a criminal organization. “A goal has been … Read more
The results of the hack of the Sky ECC messaging service were proudly presented at Amsterdam headquarters on Tuesday. While the cracking of the similar EncroChat was still labeled a game changer, getting their hands on this information is considered by the police to be the superlative: “This was one big tap on the underworld.” … Read more
In the investigation into the death of fourteen-year-old Lotte from Almelo, five passers-by reported themselves last weekend, the police said on Monday. They were near the location where she was killed at the time of the student’s death. The police hope that the passers-by have seen something that could contribute to the investigation. Officers had … Read more
Mohamed R., one of the main suspects in the Marengo liquidation process, says on Thursday that he has an alibi for the night of the murder of Ranko Scekic in Utrecht. His lawyer Nico Meijering has handed over a printout from a gym in Utrecht which would show that R. was exercising that evening in … Read more
The court of Amsterdam rejected the request of the defense to hear key witness Nabil B. in the investigation into the murder of Derk Wiersum on Tuesday. According to lawyer Jacques Taekema, B. could possibly provide clarity about the motive behind the murder, but according to the court this is not sufficiently substantiated. In the … Read more
More than a week ago, an 18-year-old parcel deliverer from Woerden killed a 42-year-old man in Wijchen. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) suspects the director of deliberately taking the life of the Wijchenaar, a spokesperson said on Monday in conversation with NU.nl. The eighteen-year-old man is currently still in prison. On December 9 it will … Read more
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) on Thursday demanded thirty years in prison against a 51-year-old man from Diemen who is being prosecuted for shooting a 19-year-old homeless man in a van. Raymildo Landveld had seen the van parked with the key and taken it with him, but did not know that the vehicle was used … Read more
A 33-year-old man from Rotterdam was sentenced to eighteen years in prison by the court in Dordrecht on Tuesday for the shooting of a fellow citizen (30) after an argument about a friend request on Facebook. The victim was riddled with fourteen bullets. The shooting took place on November 6 last year in a residential … Read more
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) on Thursday demanded prison sentences of ten and eight years and TBS with forced nursing against Romeo (Hans) A. and Nico L. respectively for human trafficking and sexual exploitation of boys and men who had to work as escorts. According to the suspects, everything happened on a voluntary basis. “Welcome … Read more
Police arrested eighteen to sixteen-year-olds for assaulting a man in Goes on Saturday, November 14. According to the police, the incident was the result of a so-called ‘pedo hunt’. The victim was so abused by the group in the evening that he had to go to hospital. The police report that the teenagers have now … Read more