Overview

• A Zutphen judge convicted four men for detonating heavy fireworks near officers during unrest outside Doetinchem’s town hall on 25 September.
• Sentences reached up to three months’ imprisonment with one month suspended at the top end, and three defendants were ordered to remain in custody.
• Prosecutors had sought terms of up to eight months, arguing the violence severely undermined public order and the local democratic process.
• The court heard admissions that included four nitrates thrown by Rhodry W., a Cobra 6 hurled by an 18-year-old, a mortar lit by Luuk ten B., and a shell set off earlier by Patrick D.
• Police previously arrested five suspects, including a minor, after a closed council meeting on a temporary asylum center preceded the disturbance.