Overview
- At a preliminary hearing, the Public Prosecution Service said it can tie 36 explosions, 14 threatening or bullet letters, 8 home shootings, 2 attempted murders, and 1 kidnapping to searches by 57-year-old municipal employee Jim B.
- Investigators report his access to the BRP population register surged from August 2024 to roughly 400 queries per month, often outside work hours.
- Prosecutors plan to pursue co-perpetrator charges for some crimes and note many attacks followed within a week of the searches, including 14 on the same day.
- Two alleged information brokers, Rishi K. of Purmerend and Gillian H. of Heemskerk, were arrested in July on suspicion of buying personal data and redistributing it into criminal networks.
- Defense lawyers argue the case shows correlation rather than proven causation and sought release for their clients, but the court rejected the requests.