Overview

• Proceedings began at the extra-secure court near Schiphol in the higher appeal against nine defendants in the 2021 assassination.
• Alleged organizer Raily B., arrested earlier this year in Curaçao, is being publicly questioned, though his lawyer contests that he directed the killing.
• Kamil E. told the court he was initially tasked to shoot De Vries, refused after multiple reconnaissance trips, and later drove the alleged gunman to Amsterdam under threat.
• The prosecution previously sought life sentences, the court imposed terms up to 28 years in 2024, and the Openbaar Ministerie appealed; new sentencing demands are expected Thursday.
• De Vries was shot on July 6, 2021 and died nine days later; suspect Delano G., identified in court as the eventual shooter, has remained silent.