Four More Sentenced in The Hague Riot, Bringing Total Convictions to 17

Overview

• A fast-track court in The Hague imposed prison terms and community-service orders on four men aged 22 to 53 for violence during the 20 September unrest.
• The 22-year-old was sentenced to three months in prison, with one month suspended, and must pay €2,000 in compensation to police.
• The 50-, 53-, and 42-year-old defendants received custodial terms of two months, six weeks, and ten weeks respectively, partly suspended, along with taskstraf.
• Judges cited acts including throwing stones and a barrier at police, ripping a mirror from a police bus, pushing a burning container toward D66’s party office, and throwing a stool at a press photographer.
• Authorities say the riots followed a demonstration organized online by a woman using the name “Els Rechts,” and the Public Prosecution Service reports 17 convictions so far and expects more arrests.