Overview
- Police negotiators and special intervention teams resolved the Dec. 5 hostage incident on Unit 3 of PI Vught’s Penitentiary Psychiatric Centre, bringing the captive employees to safety.
- Officials confirmed the incident occurred inside the regular PPC unit, not the Extra Secure Facility, and said the suspect was brought under control and arrested.
- Media identify the detainee as Corné H., previously convicted for the 2024 Ede café hostage-taking and sentenced to nine months in prison plus TBS; the prison service has not officially confirmed his identity.
- DJI says aftercare is being provided to those involved, PI Vught will file a criminal complaint, and an investigation into the incident’s circumstances is underway.
- Reporting notes that an 80-year-old volunteer and construction workers were stuck inside the complex during the operation, and in an unrelated case police in Dordrecht still seek tips on a failed liquor-store robbery.