A male apprehended in Curacao on suspicion of participation in a criminal gang connected to the murder of Dutch reporter Peter R. de Vries showed up in The Netherlands on Tuesday to deal with justice, district attorneys stated.
The nationwide district attorney’s workplace stated in a declaration that the male, whose identity was not launched, played a “part” in a criminal gang that is believed to lag the brazen shooting of De Vries on July 6, 2021, on a hectic Amsterdam street. The popular pioneering reporter passed away 9 days later on of his injuries, aged 64.
The suspect, who has actually been jailed in Curacao, a previous Dutch nest, because 2014, was apprehended on Monday, district attorneys stated in a declaration. No information was offered why he remained in a detention center on the Caribbean island.
He is arranged to appear before a magistrate in Amsterdam, prosecution representative Brechtje van de Moosdijk informed The Associated Press.
The male is the most recent suspect apprehended in the examination into the killing of De Vries. An Amsterdam court founded guilty 3 guys in June 2024 of murder for their functions in the shooting that sent out a shockwave through the nation. 3 others were founded guilty of complicity in the murder.
While the intention for the killing stays unidentified, there is speculation that it was connected to a string of organized crime hits around the Dutch capital. Although gang leader Ridouan Taghi has actually been founded guilty of buying a few of them, he has actually not been charged in De Vries’ killing.
De Vries had actually been a consultant and confidant for a secured witness in the trial of the supposed leader and other members of a criminal activity gang. The bro and legal representative of the witness were both killed.
Taghi was founded guilty of his function in 5 organized crime killings and sentenced to life in jail in February. Judges called him the “indisputable leader” of a “murder company.” Taghi has actually appealed the convictions.