Overview

• Twelve of the fourteen suspects rushed to court on Tuesday were convicted of offences tied to the Malieveld unrest, receiving short suspended jail terms, community service and payments to the Schadefonds, while two were acquitted.
• Six other suspects saw their pre-trial detention extended by 14 days as investigators continue to collect evidence, with police appealing for footage and preparing to release recognisable images after an Opsporing Verzocht call-out.
• The Hague city council opened a tense debate on the policing of the riots, discussing the mayor’s account of tear gas use to avert serious injury, the flow of rioters into the city centre and proposals for faster image publication and added surveillance.
• VNG chair Sharon Dijksma pressed caretaker prime minister Dick Schoof for urgent ‘rijksregie’, clearer rules and multi‑year funding, citing threats to local officials and the withdrawal of proposed azc sites such as in Amersfoort.
• Pressure on reception intensified as Ter Apel housed 2,075 people, the highest recent count, with the COA facing €350,000 in penalties to Westerwolde and municipalities warning that the national asylum chain is jammed.