One of the suspects to prepare free-standing terrorist attacks

According to the prosecution, the two men wanted to commit a terrorist attack after an event involving Kalashnikovs and suicide bombers. In another place, they wanted to detonate a car bomb. We still do not know what event they were thinking of.

Pride Amsterdam

It is clear from research conducted by RTL News that the suspects viewed Pride Amsterdam as a potential target. The main suspect arrested told a police infiltrator that he wanted to commit an attack during Pride.

During the search of the homes of the suspects, the police found, among other things, a considerable quantity of raw materials for the manufacture of explosives for bombs and 100 kg of fertilizer, possibly for the manufacture of bombs. A car bomb

Attorney for the released suspect Amir B .: "Already, initially, little evidence"

According to the lawyer André Seebregts, the investigation of his client does not lead to the following: gave no result. "From the beginning, there was not much evidence against him, in fact nothing, and during the investigation, there was nothing more."

According to Seebregts, as he was in contact with other suspects, he was considered a suspect. who played a major role in research. "He knew them, he spoke to them, but these discussions did not concern the participation in the plan of attack, he was not aware of this plan, he had nothing to do with it. . "

Formally, Amir B. is still suspicious. the case. "I guess it ended for him, which is normally the end of the case for my client," says Seebregts. "Since this is an attack in the Netherlands, the judge has set the bar extremely low, so that my client could be detained so far, which, in my opinion, is unjustified and should have been released previously.You are doing wrong to someone. "

AIVD Information

Three of the suspects are from Arnhem, two from Rotterdam, one from Vlaardingen and one from Vlaardingen. one from Huissen. They were arrested after months of investigation, which had started with information provided by the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) about a 34-year-old Arnhem Iraqi.

Hardi N. was sentenced by the 2017 court to 24 months in prison, including 21 conditional months, for attempting to reach the battlefield where the Islamic State was active

January 10th place the first non-substantial session of the criminal case. This is happening in the courts of Rotterdam.